The NTSB also urged the Federal Aviation Administration to require Boeing 727 and 737 operators that use the same latch design to inspect and replace them if warranted. The agency said defective ...

A 1966 Boeing 727 – a mid-size three-engine jet airliner designed for short- and medium-range trips – has sat idle at El Paso International Airport for nearly 20 years. Deemed “not airworthy ...

Once a best-selling airliner, the 727 now hauls cargo rather than passengers (a Federal Express 727 approaches a runway in 2009). Michael Durning To anyone born after 1990, the Boeing 727 is that ...

Fears that Boeing 757 emergency slides may not deploy has led to the National Transportation Safety Board issuing safety ...

The NTSB also urged the Federal Aviation Administration to require Boeing 727 and 737 operators that use the same latch design to inspect and replace them if warranted. The agency said defective ...

This 1956 model was an early concept for the Boeing 727, which quickly became an airline standard but ended up looking nothing like this design. The 727 was ultimately built with two engines on ...

Engineer Bruce Campbell converted an aeroplane into a home which now sits in the middle of a forest in Oregon. The plane was bought for $100,000 in 1999 from Athens airport. It started off being a ...