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FedEx Express Flight 1478 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight from Memphis International Airport to Tallahassee International Airport. On July 26, 2002, the Boeing 727-232F aircraft flying this route crashed during landing at Tallahassee. All three flight crew members survived the accident with serious injuries, but the aircraft was destroyed ...
The aircraft involved, a Boeing 727-200 registered CP-1276, was substantially damaged but could safely be landed. There were no fatalities among the other 119 passengers and seven crew members. [46] February 19, 1985: Iberia Airlines Flight 610 crashed after striking a television antenna while landing in Bilbao; all 148 people on board died.
The 727 is one of the noisiest commercial jetliners, categorized as Stage 2 by the U.S. Noise Control Act of 1972, which mandated the gradual introduction of quieter Stage 3 aircraft. The 727's JT8D jet engines use older low-bypass turbofan technology, whereas Stage 3 aircraft use the more efficient and quieter high-bypass turbofan design. When ...
A FedEx Boeing 727–200 at Portland, Maine in 2009. FedEx Express, like most cargo airlines, operates a fleet of older and less efficient aircraft when compared to passenger airlines. However, the company has been making an effort to phase out older aircraft, especially its trijets, and replace them with newer twin-jet models. [70]
End of an Era as FedEx Express Retires Last B727 Farewell Celebration Marks End of Venerable Aircraft; Fleet Modernization Adds More Energy-Efficient, Lower-Emission Planes MEMPHIS, Tenn ...
As well as commercial operators the 727 has been used by military, government and private operators. The United States military used the 727 as a military transport, designated as the C-22. Afghanistan. Afghan Air Force Angola. Angolan Air Force Belgium. Belgian Air Force Benin. Military of Benin Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso Air Force [5] Cameroon
1990 Faucett Perú Boeing 727 disappearance; FedEx Express Flight 1478; H. Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952; Hinduja Cargo Services Flight 8533; I. Iberia Flight 610;
On March 2, 2016, after extensive restoration, N7001U made its final flight from Paine Field near Everett, Washington to the museum's facility at Boeing Field. [5] The aircraft was a notable exception to Boeing's practice of retaining first production examples of its jet airliners for testing and development; not until the Boeing 777 of the 1990s would such an aircraft see regular airline service.