Operated by 21 Squadron South African Air Force, the aircraft has a seating capacity for six ministers and ten additional passengers.

[4] In November 2015, Armscor issued a tender for the replacement of the Boeing 737 aircraft.

[5][3] Some of the specific set of criteria included a range of 13,800 km, seating for 30 passengers, a conference room for 8, and a private bedroom and bathroom suite.

The potential replacements include:[6][2] However, in October 2016, Armscor announced, "none of the bids achieved a full score satisfactorily in the overall evaluation, thus prompting the cancellation of the tender.

"[7][8] The company stated it would review the tender process and continue searching for a suitable replacement.