Delivered to British Airtours as G-BHBP in 1981. To British Airways in 1982 then to Air Lanka as 4R-ULM in 1991. Returned to British Airways as G-BHBP in 1994 and stored at Cambridge. To Kalitta American International Airways as N106CK in 1995 and converted to a freighter in 1996. To Kitty Hawk International in 1999. Withdrawn from use at Victorville, CA when they ceased operations in 2000. Scrapped in 2009.

Operator was American International Airways. They had acquired it in Jul 95 from British Airways, ex G-BHBP, who had previously leased it to Air Lanka as 4R-ULM. It retained its basic Air Lanka cols for a while but was eventually painted in AIA's full livery.

Australia was not on BA's Tristar network.. This visit to Sydney by G-BHBP was connecting with the Cunard liner QE2.