Despite the record-setting sales, the 727's production run came to an end a little over 20 years after it began, with Boeing pulling the plug on the build in 1984. As for why the company ended ...

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 ...

Despite the fact that Boeing officially ended production of its 727 passenger jets in the mid-1980s, there were reportedly almost 1,900 of the builds in use at the time. Given that number, it ...