This aircraft was ordered new by Royal Brunei Airlines - ?

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) as 'N1787B' - July 17, 1975

Entered onto the Brunei Aircraft Register as VR-UEC - July 31, 1975

Registered to Royal Brunei Airlines, Bandar Seri Begawan

Accepted by Royal Brunei Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - ?

It was reregistered as VS-UEC - January 01, 1984

It was reregistered as V8-UEC - February 02, 1984

The aircraft was withdrawn from service - December 01, 1989

Sold to Aero Finance Limited - January 12, 1990

Cancelled from the Brunei Aircraft Register - January 12, 1990

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MBQ - January 12, 1990

Leased to Malaysia Airlines, Kuala Lumpur as the registered operator

Withdrawn from service by Malaysia Airlines - September 1992

Returned to Aero Finance Limited at the end of the lease - September 04, 1992

Leased to Air New Zealand - September 04, 1992

The aircraft arrived at Christchurch at the end of the ferry flight - September 05, 1992

Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - September 05, 1992

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAL - September 08, 1992

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

The aircraft was not named before entering service

This aircraft was leased to cover the hush-kitting of the airline's other Boeing 737-200s

Withdrawn from service - January 1993

Returned to Aero Finance Limited at the end of the lease - January 1993

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 29, 1993

Leased to LAPA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Entered onto the Argentina Aircraft Register as LV-VGF - February 04, 1993

Leased to LAPA as the registered operator

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Argentina - February 04, 1993

LAPA changed its name to ARG Argentina Linea Privada - September 27, 2001

The aircraft was repainted into a new livery

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires - October 2002

An intended lease to AeroSur, Bolivia was not taken up - February 2003

It was scrapped at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires - July 2007

VR-UEC. Royal Brunei - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-216.)

LV-VGF. LAPA - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, February 04, 1993.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-197.)

LV-VGF. LAPA - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-200.)

LV-VGF. ARG Linea Privada Argentina - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(P. Sheehan Collection Copyright Image 4625-557.)

LV-VGF. Linea Privada Argentina - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, September 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-593.)