SE-DSZ (msn E3380), a 20.1-year-old quadjet, was retired by Swedish airline BRA - Braathens Regional Aviation (TF, Malmö) on March 16, 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, the aircraft was ferried to Norwich for storage and has remained at the British airport ever since. It will now undergo maintenance and is scheduled to deliver to Bahrain in the second quarter of 2021.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, the Bahrain Defence Force operates two ARJ-85s and one ARJ-100, all in a VIP configuration and on behalf of Bahrain Royal Flight. While one of the ARJ-85s was delivered directly to Bahrain, the other two units are second-hand stock formerly operated by Azzurra Air (ZS, Milan Malpensa) (the other ARJ-85) and Blue 1 (KF, Helsinki Vantaa) (the ARJ-100).

BRA - Braathens Regional Aviation was a production carrier for its parent,...