As one of Boeing's most iconic and innovative aircraft, the 727 was designed in the 1960s to meet the growing demands of commercial airlines during a time of rapid expansion.

With airlines phasing the 727 out in favor of those newer, more efficient planes, Boeing had little reason to keep the 727 around. Boeing 727s are still flying decades after production ended ...

Western also embraced the Jet Age, adding the Boeing 707 jetliners to its fleet in 1960. (Pan Am had introduced them in late 1958, and the first one to land at LAX did so in January 1959.) ...

It was January of 2019 when the Boeing 727 flew its last commercial flight, doing so by completing a domestic Iranian trip for Iran Aseman Airlines. At the time, the actual 727 that flew the ...

The original run of 727s was the 727-100 model. After just a few years, due to a demand to fit in even more passengers per flight, Boeing produced the 727-200, which is 20 feet longer and can hold ...