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As well as commercial operators the 727 has been used by military, government and private operators. The United States military used the 727 as a military transport, designated as the C-22. Afghanistan. Afghan Air Force Angola. Angolan Air Force Belgium. Belgian Air Force Benin. Military of Benin Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso Air Force [5] Cameroon
On 9 February 2024, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 registered 5Y-AXL and operated by African Express Airways crashed in similar circumstances as the Safe Air Boeing 727 did at Malakal Airport, South Sudan; the aircraft touched down short of the runway and lost its landing gear, before coming to a stop on its belly. It was later removed from the ...
The 727 is equipped with a retractable tailskid that is designed to protect the aircraft in the event of an over-rotation on takeoff. The 727's fuselage has an outer diameter of 148 inches (3.8 m). This allows six-abreast seating (three per side) and a single aisle when 18-inch (46 cm) wide coach-class seats are installed.
Boeing 727-100: 32 1966 1990 N2969G crashed as Flight 1866. N124AS crashed as Flight 60. Boeing 727-200: 29 1970 1994 Boeing 737-200C: 9 1981 2007 Boeing 737-400: 40 1992 2018 One converted into a freighter, and five into combis. Bombardier CRJ700: 9 2011 Operated by SkyWest Airlines. Bombardier Q400: 54 2011 2023 Operated by Horizon Air ...
On March 2, 2016, after extensive restoration, N7001U made its final flight from Paine Field near Everett, Washington to the museum's facility at Boeing Field. [5] The aircraft was a notable exception to Boeing's practice of retaining first production examples of its jet airliners for testing and development; not until the Boeing 777 of the 1990s would such an aircraft see regular airline service.
The predecessor of Trump Force One was a Boeing 727 VP-BDJ re-purchased by Donald Trump in 1997. [4] The plane had previously been operated as part of the Trump Shuttle fleet until a 1992 merger. [5] Trump sold this plane in 2011. [6]
Boeing 727-100: 8 1972 1977 Boeing 727-200: Former Northeast Airlines fleet. [54] Boeing 727-200: 183 2003 Boeing 737-800 Boeing 757-200 McDonnell Douglas MD-90: One crashed as Flight 1141. Boeing 737-200: 75 1983 2006 Boeing 737-800 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 McDonnell Douglas MD-90: One damaged as Flight 1581. Boeing 737-300: 31 1987 Boeing 737 ...
July 26, 2002: FedEx Express Flight 1478, a 727-200F (registration N497FE) had initially briefed the approach to runway 27 of Tallahassee Municipal Airport near Tallahassee, Florida. The plane crashed, all three crew members survived. [76] May 25, 2003: A 727-200, registration number N844AA, was stolen from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda ...