Fed Ex donates 727 to aviation trade program.

Anyone know if any 100s remain in service?

Are you referring to in the USA or all over the world? There are a few across the pond here in Africa.

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Anyone know if any 100s remain in service?

You can download the B.727 spreadsheet from –

http://www.airlinerlist.com/

and have a look in column I for a “C” which means current (may not be airworthy but is still currently registered). This list also give dates of when last seen in service.

It is probably not 100% correct (one person can only read that many reports/ look at only so many photos on the web) but is the best information all in one place for individual types.

RMR

Which would make it a 727-22.
By serial it was near the end of United’s passenger (as opposed to C and QC) 727-100 order. Odd that Fed Ex (or someone) would convert a passenger -100 instead of buying a C or QC. The conversion probably wasn’t cheap.

Thanks for the information, when I say it I didn’t even note if it was a 100 or 200.
Anyone know if any 100s remain in service?

BTW: The photo in post 5 shows the preceding member of the Fed Ex fleet – N150FE.

There weren’t enough 727’s with factory fitted cargo doors to satisfy the demand from courier companies, when they started buying secondhand short/medium range jets for their networks. Cargo conversion was, indeed still is, a lot cheaper than buying new. Sometimes of course there is no conversion so new is the only option. This was probably the case in the 1960’s when the 727 was new and is still the case with the 777, although I am sure someone will convert the 777 before too long.

Ex Trump VP-BPZ would seem to be busy last April 21st. 🙂

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Peter-Nygard/Boeing-727-17(RE)-Super/2105145/L/&sid=57fe2589b3368715cfc61d4744979187

N151FE construction number 19147, ex N7083U United Airlines.

Which would make it a 727-22.
By serial it was near the end of United’s passenger (as opposed to C and QC) 727-100 order. Odd that Fed Ex (or someone) would convert a passenger -100 instead of buying a C or QC. The conversion probably wasn’t cheap.

Thanks for the information, when I saw it I didn’t even note if it was a 100 or 200.
Anyone know if any 100s remain in service?

BTW: The photo in post 5 shows the preceding member of the Fed Ex fleet – N150FE.

Here is another ex Fedex B727 donated to Broward College (North Perry Airport between Miami and Fort Lauderdale). One of the guys showed us around the college and let us take a pic of the B727 !

[I]Also, another Fed Ex 727 is at Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, Washington. Sorry, I don’t have a N or serial number.

N151FE construction number 19147, ex N7083U United Airlines.

Come on over. I bet we could get it started and do a few circuits! 😀