Powered with two General Electric CF6-80C2A2 engines, the airframe had its maiden flight as F-WWCS on 11 September 1991, and was one of five operating for Russian Airlines, an autonomous division of Aeroflot – Russian International Airlines that was set up for serving routes to the Russian Far East and Southeast Asia.
Equipado con dous motores General Electric CF6-80C2A2, o avión realizara o seu primeiro voo como F-WWCS o 11 de setembro de 1991, e era un dos cinco que operaban para Russian Airlines, unha división autónoma de Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines que se establecera para servir rutas no extremo oriente ruso e no sueste asiático.