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The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.After the heavier 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airports.
January 25, 2008: a parked Boeing 727-247 Advanced (registration 9L-LEF), operated by Canadian Airways Congo, was hit by a taxiing Antonov An-12BP (registration EK-11660) of Aéro-Service at Pointe Noire Airport in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo after the An-12's brakes failed. There were no fatalities but both aircraft were damaged beyond ...
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
The Boeing 727-22C aircraft, registration N7434U, [1] was almost new and had been delivered to United Airlines only four months earlier. It had less than 1,100 hours of operating time. It had less than 1,100 hours of operating time.
The Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727-30 took off from Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA) on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to N'djili Airport in Kinshasa with 38 passengers and 3 crew on board.
The aircraft used was a Boeing 727-200 purchased by the television production companies, registration XB-MNP [1] (formerly N293AS). [2] The site in Mexico was chosen because authorities in the United States would not allow the test to take place. [3] [4] The aircraft's original owner was Singapore Airlines. [5]
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On 19 March 1998, a Boeing 727 passenger jet operated by Ariana Afghan Airlines crashed on approach into Kabul, Afghanistan, killing all 45 people aboard.The flight may have been involved in smuggling and Islamist militants' operations, as Ariana was at that time controlled by the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regime.