Cardig Air was founded in 2004 and over the years has operated ten Boeing 737 aircraft: two -200, two -400 and six -300. One - PK-BBY - was damaged beyond economical repair (BER) in Wamena on August 28, 2015, all others have been retired or sold. The only exception is this 1985 airframe, which joined Cardig Air on February 13, 2012 and still soldiers on as of September 2025, having been re-registered to PK-DJS in July of 2020. Previous operatos were Piedmont, USAir, America West and TNT Airways, the latter being the 1st operator after it got converted to freighter in 2007 (registered OO-TNK).