Leased to Finnair as OH-LSI in April 1974 and restored as OY-STG in June 1976. Became F-GATP in November 1979, then LN-BSE, SE-DHA, TC-JUN, and finally HK-3756X in August 1992. It was broken up at Bogota in 2002.

New airline formed in February 1994 on the ruins of the old Sterling Airways. 4 of the original 727s were kept, and this one entered service in May 1995, showing the blue colours replacing the red colours of the former airline. First flight June 27th 1979 and delivered new to Singapore Airlines as 9A-SGG. July 10th 1979. April 1982 TI-LRQ for LACSA, rr N200LR December 1987 LACSA. August 1994 N200LR Capitol Air Express, leased for a few months. May 12th 1995 OY-SCC Sterling European Airlines. January 1999 N317NE, September 1999 N727NK rr. Op by diff. carriers until stored in Florida April 2023

First flight January 1st 1968 as F-WLGB. Delivered new to Sterling February 23rd 1968. March 1975 EC-CMS TAE (leased in basic NB colours). December 18th 1981 OY-STD Sterling (returned). April 1991 wfu and stored at Copenhagen Kastrup airport. Partly broken up, fuselage used as a training centre, before its relics was used in the fire dump. Seen taxing out for a rwy 24 departure. May 2nd 1989 all charter flights at Gardermoen (ENGM/GEN) was moved to FBU as the single runway at GEN was to be renewed.

Photo by Chris J. Mak

small 25 years sticker beneath forward door

Final livery

Built 1981 and delivered new to USAir as N772AL May 5th 1981. October 16th 1986 OY-SBH Sterling Airways. March 1994 tfd to Sterling European Airlines until returned to Pegasus Aviation as N907PG in November 1997. December 1994 OB-1590 Aeroperu (leased), May 1997 N907PG rr. Retuned to Pegasus end of October 1998, and in December XA-TMA for Allegro Airways (leased). 2002 wfu and stored at Cochabamba and rr to N907PG, seems derelict.... Part om my collection, bought the slide many years ago, © Tommy Lakmaker

Wearing interim colours, with Sterling titles over the previous Maersk livery.

ex N1014S, N60436, EI-CRP, PR-SAE. Became HK-4627, N278KA, EI-SEV, SP-RUM

ex N1795B. Became ET-ANG

ex OY-MAA, HL7230, G-MSKD, OY-MAA, ES-ABF, OY-MAA. Became YR-BAG. The N494ST registration is a ferry registration

Sterling Sweden leased OY-STT from the Danish mother company and a Lockheed Electra from Falconair. Sold in 1973 to Concare Aircraft Leasing as N515TP, then became N444SQ with Sis-Q-Flying Service. Later to a string of other operators. Broken up 1997, nose preserved at the Oakland Aviation Museum (photographer not known)

ex N578, SU-ANN. Became N515TR, N91BL, N34C, 9Q-CYO, WFU in 2003 and broken up in 2019