Built for East West Airlines order

First flown as PH-EXO - March 29, 1983

Accepted at Schiphol - April 15, 1983

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWA - April 15, 1983

Registered to East-West Airlines (Operations) Ltd

Departed Schiphol on delivery flight - April 16, 1983

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - April 19, 1983

Aircraft named 'Don Shand'

Operated first revenue service as EW168 Sydney-Norfolk Island - April 30, 1983

Operated the last East West Brisbane-Norfolk Island-Brisbane service - July 10, 1983

Leased to Lloyd Aviation for duration of pilots' dispute - 1989

Withdrawn from service at Tamworth - May 9, 1991

Ferried Tamworth-Melbourne for refurbishment for Ansett Express - May 9, 1991

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - October 9, 1991

Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett Express was merged - October 31, 1996

Operated final revenue service as AN375 Kununurra-Broome-Perth (Capt P. Holmberg) - July 16, 1996

Ferried Perth-Melbourne (Capt G. Martin) for storage - July 20, 1996

Sold to Flight West Airlines - March 1997

Ferried Melboure-Brisbane (Capt P. Wells; F/O J. Browne) - March 27, 1997

Operated first revenue service with Flight West - April 5, 1997

Registered to Airline Facilities Pty Ltd - May 6, 1997

Registered to Flight West Airlines Pty Ltd - September 29, 1997

Aircraft named 'Robert U. Paul' after founding chairman of the airline at ceremony at Townsville Airport

Repainted in promotional 'North Queensland Cowboys National Rugby League' colors

Operated Flight West's inaugural international service Townsville-Port Moresby - October 12, 1998

Withdrawn from service and stored with all markings removed at Brisbane - March 2001

Sold to Air Niugini -February 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 29, 2002

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANS - October 2002

Test flown at Brisbane - November 2, 2002

Ferried Brisbane-Port Moresby as PX6010 - November 20, 2002

Operated first revenue service with Air Niugini as PX180 Port Moresby-Mt Hagen - November 28, 2002