Built by Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1986

First flown using the test registration 'PT-SIZ' - December 27, 1986

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N271UE - January 16, 1987

Registered to CIT leasing Corporation

Leased to Westair Commuter Airlines, Fresno, California as the registered operator

Sub-leased to Florida Gulf Airlines, U. S. A. - June 01, 1994

Returned to CIT leasing Corporation at the end of the lease - January 15, 1998

Sold to De Havilland Corporation, Canada - January 15, 1998

Converted to EMB120ER configuration early 1998

Sold to Hevi-Lift, Papua, New Guinea - August 1998

Departed Wichita, United States on the ferry flight to Papua New Guinea - August 28, 1998

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-HLA - September 1998

Withdrawn from use by Hevi-Lift and ferried Madang - Cairns - February 15, 2004

Delivered to Regional Pacific Airlines, Cairns

It was incorrectly reported as having been registered 'VH-RPY'

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Australia Aircraft Register as VH-RPX - June 25, 2004

Registered to Regional Pacific Airlines

Regional Pacific Airlines ceased all operations due to financial difficulties - June 28, 2010

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Cairns

Registered to Regional Aviation Pty Limited, Edge Hill, Queensland - August 10, 2010

Currently stored at Cairns - ?