This aircraft was ordered new by Polaris Aircraft Leasing Corporation - ?

The intended lease to China Airlines was not taken up

First flown as 'F-WWAV' - January 30, 1991

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2A5 engines

Leased to Compass Airlines by Polaris Aircraft Leasing

Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Lemwerder) in the 'Compass' livery for fit out - February 15, 1991

Ferried Hamburg - Toulouse - March 14, 1991

The aircraft was damaged at Toulouse and was ferried to Hamburg for major repairs - March 1991

Ferried Hamburg - Toulouse after the repairs had been completed - July 24, 1991

Accepted at Toulouse, France by Polaris Leasing - August 1991

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YMB - August 19, 1991

Registered to Polaris Leasing Ltd

Leased to Compass as the registered operator

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - August 25, 1991

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - August 26, 1991

Operared its last revenue service Adelaide(West Beach) - Brisbane as YM654 - December 20, 1991

It was grounded in Brisbane when Compass suspended operations due to bankruptcy - December 20, 1991

Retured to Polaris Leasing in Brisbane - January 01, 1992

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 31, 1992

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N166PL - January 31, 1992

Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to Singapore for maintenance - February 03, 1992

IOt was observed stored at Hamburg (Lemwerder) as 'N166PL' - May 19, 1992

Ferried Hambury - Paris (Orly) for storage - August 25, 1992

Repainted into the 'China Northwest' livery in preparation for lease - August 30, 1992

Leased to China Northwest Airlines

Ferried Paris (Charles de Gaulle) - Hamburg - October 08, 1992

Ferried Hamburg - Paris (Charles de Gaulle) - October 10, 1992

Entered onto Chinese Aircraft Register as B2310 - ?

Operated its final China Northwest service - ?

Returned to Polaris Leasing at the end of the lease - February 2000

Sold to General Electric Capital Aviation Service Ltd (GECAS) - February 2000

It was observed at Singapore (Seletar) in an 'all-white' livery without titles undergoing maintenance - February 22, 2000

Leased to Olympic Airways - March 2000

Cancelled from the Chinese Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Greek Aircraft Register as SX-BEM - March 2000

Registered to General Electric Capital Aviation Service Ltd

Leased to Olympic Airways as the registered operator

The aircraft was named 'Creta'

Olympic Airways was renamed Olympic Airlines - December 12, 2003

Withdrawn from use and stored at Athens - November 2007

Test flown in the basic 'Olympic' livery at Athens - October 26, 2008

Cancelled from the Greek Aircraft Register - October 26, 2008

Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-OAZ - October 26, 2008

Registered to General Electric Capital Aviation Service Ltd

Leased to Onur Air, Turkey as the registered operator

It was observed at Athens inthe basic 'Olympi'c livery with Saudi Arabian titles - November 02, 2008

Ferried Arthens - Istanbul (Ataturk) - November 02, 2008

Ferried Istanbul - Jeddah as TC-OAZ - November 09, 2008

Sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines as the registered operator - November 21, 2008

It was observed at Dusseldorf in the 'Saudi Arabian' livery - April 10, 2010

Current with Saudi Arabian Airlines - 2012

Current status - ?