Boeing 727 Operators... any left???
 

Hi folks,

Was just wondering if there any Boeing 727 operators (freight or pax) left in the UK or Europe for that matter?

The 727 happens to be one of my favourite aircraft, so I'm merely curious to see if it still operates in the UK /EU.

Would be interested to hear from any current or previous 727 pilots, just to find out what it's like to fly and how it compares to more modern airliners.

Regards

Captain S

I know there are still quite a few in the States, Champion Air, Amerijet,
Kitty Hawk, Capital Air Cargo, FEDEX, DHL to name a few.
Wouldnt DHL Europe also still have the ole B727 operating?

In Europe, not much. Comings and goings of some exective / private 727s, but not sure any of these are European registered.

Think there is a cargo operator in Spain that operates a 727 - Swiftair / Plaza if I remember correctly

Republic of South Africa. These are in pax service:
http://www.flynationwide.co.za/aboutourfleet.php

Many others around that continent, as the noise regulations are not the same as built up Europe. Some used for freight but it is not just the noise that is restricting them, on account of being so fast - they drink fuel very fast too.

Fabulous aircraft to fly, but totally outdated even by the 90s when I last flew them. The Super 72 would match a NG 737 in performance, except for fuel and noise of course.

And that is why they have virually disappeared!!!

There are regularly 2 to 3 at Southend, last week VP-BAB and VP-BAA and there is a P4 reg undergoing major at ATC. All are VIP stuff.

Stolen B727
 

Missed the end of the thread and do not think I properly searched, so going to ask here instead. Did they (being the authorities in whatever form) ever find the B727 that was apparently TWOCed in Africa a while ago?

Prince Bandar's sister has one.

With reference to the Super 72, are all 3 engines replaced? What about avionics or the flight deck lay out? Sorry if that seems like a dim question, but thanks in advance for your time.

Evening Star
 

It has not conclusively been found.
http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Secur...isappears.html

Futher to my remarks on 727's at SEN i returned yesterday from Tampa having worked also for a couple of days at MCO. There were several white tailed 27's visible at both ports and liveried DHL's.

This guy seems to have spent some effort trying to figure it out, but still none the wiser as far as I can tell:
http://nosuchblog.blog-city.com/miss...005_update.htm
I still think it (and the crew) is at the bottom of the Indian ocean somewhere.

http://http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...y/dsc00873.jpg



See this one parked up everytime I taxi out for Rwy 09 at BGI. Anybody know where it goes.....USA, other Caribbean??

Aviogenex (charter carrier) was the last pax operator in Europe AFAIK. In 2005 it was sold. Aviogenex was using it on popular tourist routes from Belgrade, Serbia. They had 2 B727s

Captain Smithy specifically asks for B727 operators in the UK / EU and a bunch of you tell him about all the B727 operators outside the UK / EU :ugh:

As Jetsream states, the only remaining European B727 airline (cargo) operation is based in Spain with a couple B727s.

Actually he said:

Was just wondering if there any Boeing 727 operators (freight or pax) left in the UK or Europe for that matter?




Since there are not too many operators of B727 this question could also be applied to the whole world....or at least Europe.

Super 727s only had the left and right engines replaced. It would be major surgery to replace the centre one as it's inside the fuselage and the larger engine wouldn't fit.

So the conversion replaces the two outboard ones and adds some hushkitting work to the centre engine.

Cheers Whitehatter, appreciated.

In other words there are no 727 operators left in the Uk or EU. Three a/c present at SEN VP-BAA, P4-MMG (wingletted version) and VP-CSA I beleve. For infomation all 3 aircrafts are regulars at SEN and so to is VP-BAA which I believe is also wingletted.

Is 727 even alowed to fly in EU (I am not talking about hushkited or super etc.)