This Caravelle was operated by Atlantic Aviation Services for Osama Siraj Zahran, a big Saudi investor, hence the "SZ" logos on the aircraft. Originally delivered to Royal Air Maroc as CN-CCT in 1968 the aircraft was sold to Air Alexandrie as SU-BBV before it was acquired by Osama Siraj Zahran. The aircraft was registered EL-OSZ before ending up in Zaire (the current Democratic Republic Congo) in the Nineties.