Delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N8831E in 1969. To Aero Ejecutivos as XA-RXI in 1991 who were renamed to Aeroexo in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Cancun in 1995. Still there in 2021.

Delivered to Delta Air Lines as N485DA in 1974. Retired at Victorville, CA in 1999. Scrapped in 2000.

Delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N811EA in 1981. To Federal Express as N461FE and converted to a freighter in 1992. Operated by Morningstar Express as C-FMES from 2008 to 2011 then back to N461FE. Withdrawn from use at Victorville, CA in 2012 and later scrapped.

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

This 727 was originally with Air Canada from March 6, 1975. Registered C-GAAF with Air Canada, the airline sold the aircraft to Citibank in 1987 and leased it back. Returned to the lessor in 1990 it was stored in Las Vegas until Ait Transat leased it in June 1991. Registered C-GAAD for some reason (previously used on a different Air Canada 727), it was returned in 1995 and converted to a freighter. Used by Amerijet International (N495AJ) until withdrawn in March 2017 and stored at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida.

Formation flying at its best, Boeing 727 FAB-111 leads Boeing 737s FAB-114 and FAB-116, all operated by TAM, the commercial branch of the Bolivian air force.

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1974 as D-ABQI for Lufthansa. Okada Air 5N-CMB 1992, Safair ZS-NWA 1996 operating as Sun Air. Converted to Freighter 1999, operating as Airworld and Imperial Air Cargo, withdrawn Johannesburg 2009 and subsequently scrapped.

At the new location

ex CP-2499 became FAB-111 with TAM, the commercial branch of the air force. Last noted in retirement at Cochabamba.

First flight at Renton as N8288V January 22nd 1981, and delivered new to Air France as F-GCDG February 6th 1981. October 1992 YA-FAZ Ariana Afghan. March 19th 1998 she was written off in an accident at Charasyab, near Kabul when she hit hight ground while approaching Kabul. Seen taxing for a RWY 06 departure back to CDG in november 1988.

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Delivered new to Air Jamaica August 29, 1975, the airline flew this 727 until January 1997. Next with Kittyhawk registered N281KH and a cargo conversion , the aircraft was sold to Aerosucre S.A. in October 2008. Registered HK-4544, the freighter hit the perimeter fence and crossed a road on take-off at Puerto Carreño, Colombia on December 20, 2016. It only managed an altitude of 790ft in it's damaged condition and crashed before making a return to the airport.

First flight at Renton December 8th 1981, and delivered new as YU-ASAKL to JAT December 30th 1981. May 1984 YU-AKL Air Afrique (leased). March 1987 back to JAT. June 1991 YU-AKL Air Malta (leased). May 1992 TS-JEB Tunisair (leased). May 1996 YU-AKL JAT (returned).. 2001 YU-AKL Savannah Airlines (leased). 2002 YU-AKL JAT. August 2002 stored at Beograd, lagter broken up there.

ex HK-4354, FAC1204 was retired on 12 April 2022.

First flight at Renton February 12th 1979, and delivered new to Alitalia as I-DIRL February 27th 1979, named "Città di Viterbo". November 1983 I-DIRL sold to Atasco. January 1984 TC-JCK Turkish Airlines, named ERCIYES". March 1996 TC-IYB Top Air, until stored at Istanbul and by 1999 fuselage coffee shop Ketal. Scanned from negative film