The first trip went to Paris, where the extra fuel tanks were removed. On August 23, SE-BCA arrived to Addis Abeba (Ethiopia). The following day, emperor Haile Selassie went on a demonstration tour. Present on this tour was also Carl Gustaf von Rosen, who at the time was counsellor to the Ethiopian Air Force. Athens, Cairo, Asmara, Port Sudan and Luxor were also visited on this tour. On this tour the plane was subjected to temperatures of 50 °C, with no problems. When the plane returned to Paris the extra fuel tanks were reinstalled.