Karratha is a major mining centre serving off-shore gas rigs and the iron ore and natural gas export port of Dampier.

This was originally built for Pelita Air Service but was not taken so it entered the Dutch Register as PH-EXZ on April 6 1982. Took its first flight on the 16th of April 1982. It entered the Australian Register on the 14th of July 1982 as VH-FKI it was named 'RMA Cyril Kleinig" on the 4th of December 1988 it was transferred to East West Airlines. on the 23rd Of August it was taken over by Ansett WA. on the 12th of February 2002 it was reregistered as VH-AHT it was later sold to AirQuarius Aviation in South Africe and registered ZS-JAV on the 25th of September 2002 other registrations PK-TWM.