EWA Air, the regional subsidiary of the French airline Air Austral, was previously a pure turboprop operator. That is changing now, because the F-ONGA is the first Boeing 737-800 to be floated in. The machine was delivered to the parent company in 2010 and now bears the colors of the subsidiary.

The airline EWA Air is based in Mayotte and has previously had two ATR72-600 turboprop aircraft in operation. Founded in 2013, the company also had other props in the past. Now the jet age is ringing in, because with the F-ONGA, the first Boeing 737-800 joins EWA Air. With the introduction of the medium-haul jet, a revised livery was introduced.