First flight April 4th 1975 and delivered to TAA as VH-TBL "John Eyre" April 24th.. VH-TBL Iran Air (leased in 1977/78). July 1987 TF-FKL Icelandair. April 1990 YU-AKO Aviogenex. July 1991 Tf-AIA Atlantsflug (also leased to Vietnam Airlines). July 1995 N908PG, from 1997 opf Sun Country, 1999 dicoerry Airlines and 2003 Falcon Air Express. Wfu and stored at Tucson April 2004, later broken up. Seen tasixing for a rwy 24 departure back to Keflavik.

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Photographer: Eberhard Kunze. K25 slide scan. Built for Western Airlines 1972, merged into Delta 1987. Withdrawn Victorville 2000 and scrapped.

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 Withdrawn from use at Cancun in 1995.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 Withdrawn from use at Victorville, CA in 2012 and later scrapped.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 Used by Amerijet International (N495AJ) until withdrawn in March 2017 and stored at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida.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.