This aircraft was ordered new by British Airways - 1984

It was built at the British Aerospace Woodford plant

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register (CofR G-HDBB/R1) as G-HDBB - November 13, 1984

Registered to British Airways plc, London

First flown at Woodford as 'G-HDBB' - November 15, 1984

Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - December 10, 1984

Accepted by British Airways at Woodford - December 14, 1984

Ferried Glasgow - Aberdeen as BA9832P - December 18, 1984

Operated first revenue service Aberdeen - Kirkwall as BA5748 - December 18, 1984

This aircraft was named 'Glen Clova' on the starboard side and 'Gleann Clovaigh' on the port side

Operated the inaugural British Airways HS-748 service into Berlin (Tegel) as BA924 - May 17, 1986

The aircraft was renamed 'Glen Isla' on the starboard side and 'Gleann Ile' on the port side - March 1989

These names were removed from the aircraft - late 1989

New aircraft names applied with 'Glen Eagles' on the starboard side and 'Gleann Eagais' on the port side

Operated final revenue service Aberdeen - Glasgow as BA5709 and stored - November 06, 1991

Traded to Trident Aviation Leasing Services - November 14, 1991

Registered to British Aerospace plc Airlines Division (CofR G-HDBB/R2) - November 20, 1991

Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd (CofR G-HDBB/R3) - January 20, 1992

Ferried Preswick - Manchester - January 30, 1992

The aircraft was prepared at Manchester for lease to Emirates Air Services

Departed Manchester on the ferry flight to Dubai - April 02, 1992

Arrived Abu Dhabi on completion of the ferry flight via Nice - April 06, 1992

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 06, 1992

Entered onto the Emirates Aircraft Register as A6-ABM - April 06, 1992

Leased to Emirates Air Services Limited as the registered operator

Returned to Trident Leasing Services at Hatfield on termination of the lease - January 15, 1993

Withdrawn from use and stored at Hatfield

Cancelled from the United Arab Emirates Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-HDBB (CofR G-HDBB/R4) - November 23, 1993

Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd

Ferried Hatfield - Exeter for storage - November 27, 1993

Prepared for lease to Nepal Airways Ltd - ?

Cancelled from the British aircraft Register - March 09, 1994

Entered onto the Nepalese Aircraft Register as 9N-ACX - March 1994

Leased to Nepal Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Exeter on the ferry flight to Nepal via Nice - March 10, 1994

Nepal Airways Pty Ltd suspended operations - July 31, 1997

Sold to International Air Parts Pty Ltd, Australia - 1999

Observed stored at Kathmandu Airport without engines - April 27, 1999

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IMJ - June 30, 2000

Registered to International Air Parts Pty Ltd

Leased to Horizon Airlines, Sydney as the registered operator

Arrived Sydney (Bankstown) on completion of the ferry flight with small 'Horizon' titles - July 12, 2000

Repainted at Sydney (Richmond) in the Horizon Airlines livery - October 2000

The aircraft was configured with seating for 44 passengers

Horizon Airlines was placed in Administration due to financial difficulties - July 28, 2003

The aircraft was ferried to Sydney (Bankstown) for storage - July 28, 2003

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 31, 2004

Entered onto the Sri Lankan Aircraft Register as 4R-SER - August 31, 2004

Registered to IAP Group Australia Pty Ltd

Leased to Aero Lanka as the registered operator

The aircraft had flown 14,947 hours with 21,034 cycles to date

Departed Sydney (Bankstown) on the ferry flight to Sri Lanka - September 17, 2004

Ferry route: Sydney - Broken Hill - Charleville - Darwin (night stop) - Denpasar - Jakarta

The aircraft was painted into the Aero Lanka livery whist at Jakarta (Halim)

Five days of crew training was also carried out from Jakarta (Halim)

Departed Jakarta (Halim) on the ferry flight to Sri Lanka - September 28, 2004

Route: Jakarta - Medan - Phuket - Yangon - Kolkata - Hyderbad - Colombo (Bandaranaike) - Colombo (Ratmalana)

Operated first revenue service - October 05, 2004

Withdrawn from service and stored at Colombo (Ratmalana) - 2010

Observed stored with faded livery at Colombo (Ratmalana) - February 2011

Leased to Ivoirienne de Transport Aeriens for sub-lease to East Horizon Airlines Afghanistan - December 2011

Ferried Colombo (Ratmalana) - Katunayake - Mumbai - Kabul - ?

Observed at Kabul as 'TU-PAD' in the East Horizon Airlines livery - January 09, 2012

The aircraft is believed to be stored at Kabul

Current status - ?

VH-IMJ. Horizon - in the standard livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, August 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-005.)

VH-IMJ. Horizon - in the standard livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, June 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-006.)

4R-SER. Aero Lanka - in the basic Horizon livery at an unknown airport, April 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-081.)