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Revision as of 10:37, 27 April 2024

The list of Boeing 727 operators lists both former and current operators of the aircraft.

Original commercial operators

List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft new:[1]

Airline Country Photo 100 200 Notes
Aeroperú  Peru 8 9
Aerolíneas Argentinas  Argentina 1 19
Air Algérie  Algeria 2 12
Air America  United States 1
Air Canada  Canada 30
Air Charter International  France 11
Air France  France 29
Air Jamaica  Jamaica 1 11
Air Vietnam  South Vietnam 2
Airlift International  United States 5
Alaska Airlines  United States 32 29
Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines  Jordan 7
Alitalia  Italy 18
All Nippon Airways  Japan 13 33
Allegheny Airlines  United States 10 4 Rebranded as USAir in 1979
American Airlines  United States 59 125
American Flyers Airline  United States 3
Angola Air Charter  Angola 8
Ansett Australia  Australia 6 19 Ceased operations in 2002
Ariana Afghan Airlines  Afghanistan 9 3
Avensa  Venezuela 11 13
Avianca  Colombia 33 18
Braniff International Airways  United States 48 79 Ceased operations in 1982
British West Indian Airways  Trinidad and Tobago 4
Canadian Pacific Air Lines  Canada 4 2
China Airlines  Taiwan 4
Condor  Germany 7 8
Continental Airlines  United States 26 109
Cruzeiro do Sul  Brazil 2
Delta Air Lines  United States 8 183
Dominicana de Aviación  Dominican Republic 5 9 Ceased operations in 1999
Eastern Air Lines  United States 75 99 Launch customer of 727-100
Ethiopian Airlines  Ethiopia 4
Faucett Perú  Peru 5 3
FedEx Express  United States 83 60
Frontier Airlines  United States 7 3
Hapag-Lloyd Flug  Germany 8 3
Hughes Airwest  United States 3 11
Iberia  Spain 48
Icelandair  Iceland 5 2
Iran Air  Iran 6 3
Iraqi Airways  Iraq 12
Japan Airlines  Japan 23
Japan Domestic Airlines  Japan 2
JAT Yugoslav Airlines  Yugoslavia 2 18
Kuwait Airways  Kuwait 4
LACSA  Costa Rica 3 5
LAN-Chile  Chile 5
Libyan Arab Airlines  Libya 15
Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano  Bolivia 3 4 Ceased operations in 2010
Lufthansa  Germany 27 30
Mexicana de Aviación  Mexico 17 51
National Airlines  United States 21 27 Merged with Pan Am in 1980
Nigeria Airways  Nigeria 1 4
Northeast Airlines  United States 8 13 Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1972
Northwest Airlines  United States 36 82 Launch customer of 727-200
Olympic Airways  Greece 2 10
Ozark Air Lines  United States 2 Never used and sold to Pan Am
Pacific Air Lines  United States 6 Became Air West in 1968
Pacific Southwest Airlines  United States 16 33
Pan American World Airways  United States 46 105 Ceased operations in 1991
Republic Airlines  United States 22 Merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986
Royal Air Maroc  Morocco 9
PLUNA  Uruguay 3
Sabena  Belgium 6 1
Singapore Airlines  Singapore 6
Sterling Airways  Denmark 28
Southwest Airlines  United States 6 Leased from Braniff International and People Express Airlines
South African Airways  South Africa 9
Syrian Air  Syria 3
TAAG Angola Airlines  Angola 1
TAP Air Portugal  Portugal 9 8 Included aircraft operated by wholly owned subsidiary Air Atlantis
Transair Sweden  Sweden 4
Trans Australia Airlines  Australia 7 15
Trans Caribbean Airways  United States 3 2 Acquired by American Airlines in 1971
Trans International Airlines  United States 2
Trans World Airlines  United States 35 61
Tunisair  Tunisia 1 20
Turkish Airlines  Turkey 12
United Airlines  United States 126 104
Varig  Brazil 11
VASP  Brazil 2 13 Ceased operations in 2005
Wardair Canada  Canada 1
Western Airlines  United States 48 Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987
World Airways  United States 12 3
Yemen Airways  Yemen 3 9

Other commercial operators

List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft second-hand:

Airline Country Photo 100 200 Notes
ACES Colombia  Colombia 12 7 Ceased operations in 2003
Aero Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1 3 Ceased operations in 1997
Aero República  Colombia 3
Aerocar Colombia  Colombia 1 1 Ceased operations in 1995
AeroGal  Ecuador 2
AeroLatin  Venezuela 1 Ceased operations in 2000
Aerolíneas Internacionales  Mexico 2 6 Ceased operations in 2003
Aerolíneas Latinas  Venezuela 4 Renamed to AeroLatin in 1995
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela  Venezuela 8
Aerosucre  Colombia 4 5 2 aircraft are still in service
AeroSur  Bolivia 7 13 Ceased operations in 2012
Aerotal  Colombia 6 Ceased operations in 1983
African Express Airways  Kenya 2
Air 1  United States 9 3 Ceased operations in 1985
Air Alfa  Turkey 2
Air Atlanta  United States 5
Air Class Líneas Aéreas  Uruguay 2 2 aircraft are still in service
Air Commerce  Yugoslavia 2 Leased from JAT Yugoslav Airlines
Air Dream  Cambodia 1 Ceased operations in 2007
Air Florida  United States 2 5
Air Gemini  Angola 8 1
Air Holland  Netherlands 3
Air Horizon  Togo 1 Ceased operations in 2007
Air Libya  Libya 2
Air Macau  Macau 3
Air Malta  Malta 3 7
Air Micronesia  Guam 10 5 Renamed to Continental Micronesia in 1989
Air National  United States 1 Ceased operations in 1984
Air Nauru  Nauru 3
Air Niagara  United States 3 Ceased operations in 1984
Air Panamá Internacional  Panama 8 2 Ceased operations in 1990
Air Vanuatu  Vanuatu 1
Al Rais Cargo  United Arab Emirates 2 Ceased operations in 2008
Albatros Airlines  Turkey 1 Ceased operations in 1996
Allied Air  Nigeria 3
American Trans Air  United States 15 28
Amerijet International  United States 11 22
Angola Air Charter  Angola 10
Asian Express Airlines  Australia 2 Renamed to Tasman Cargo Airlines in 2008
Associated Aviation  Nigeria 1
Astar Air Cargo  United States 2 9 Ceased operations in 2012
ATA Brasil  Brazil 1 Ceased operations in 2006
Av Atlantic  United States 1 5 Ceased operations in 1996
Avesca Colombia  Colombia 2 Ceased operations in 1995
Aviogenex[2][3]  Yugoslavia 17
Azerbaijan Airlines  Azerbaijan 4
Bahamas Express  United States 1 Rebranded as Majestic Air in 1988
Balkh Airlines  Afghanistan 1
Birgenair  Turkey 1 Leased from Yemen Airways
Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı  Turkey 2 Ceased operations in 1989
Bosphorus Airways  Turkey 2 Ceased operations in 1993
Boston-Maine Airways  United States 3 Ceased operations in 2008
Braniff (1983-1990)  United States 34 Ceased operations in 1989
Braniff (1991-1992)  United States 2 11 Ceased operations in 1992
Capital Cargo International Airlines  United States 15 Merged with Air Transport International in 2013
Carnival Air Lines  United States 1 10 Merged with Pan Am (1996-1998) in 1998
Cayman Airways  Cayman Islands 2 3
Chanchangi Airlines  Nigeria 8
Challenge Air Cargo  United States 1 Leased from Air Panamá Internacional
Champion Air  United States 2 22 Ceased operations in 2008
Comair  South Africa 5 Operated for British Airways
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation  DRC 1
Continental Micronesia  Guam 1 16
Cosmos Air Cargo  Colombia 1
Custom Air Transport  United States 8 Ceased operations in 2012
Cyprus Turkish Airlines  Northern Cyprus 4
Dan-Air  United Kingdom 19 19 Merged with British Airways in 1992
DHL Airways  United States 11 9 Rebraded as Astar Air Cargo in 2003
DHL Aero Expreso  Panama 2
DHL de Guatemala  Guatemala 1
Emery Worldwide Airlines  United States 42 12
Emirates  United Arab Emirates 3
European Air Transport  Belgium 7 10
Evergreen International Airlines  United States 35
Express One International  United States 29 53
Falcon Air Express  United States 14
First Air  Canada 5 4
Fly Linhas Aéreas  Brazil 2 Ceased operations in 2003
Frontier Horizon  United States 7
Germania  Germany 2
Gulf Air Transport  United States 9 3
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines  Australia 4 3
Hewa Bora Airways  DRC 4 6
Hinduja Cargo Services  India 4 Ceased operations in 2001
Holiday Airlines  Turkey 1 Ceased operations in 1996
IFL Group  United States 3 3 aircraft are still in service
Imperial Air Cargo  South Africa 3 Ceased operations in 2014
Indonesian Airlines  Indonesia 1 Ceased operations in 2007
Intercontinental de Aviación  Colombia 1
Iran Aseman Airlines  Iran 10 Last commercial operator
Ishtar Airlines  Iraq 1 Operated by African Express Airways
Isleña Colombia  Colombia 1 3 Ceased operations in 1994
İstanbul Airlines  Turkey 11 Ceased operations in 2000
Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos  Brazil 4 2 Ceased operations in 2000
Jatayu Airlines  Indonesia 8
JD Valenciana de Aviación  Venezuela 2 Ceased operations in 1994
Jetair  Germany 2 Ceased operations in 1985
K-Mile Air  Thailand 3
Kabo Air  Nigeria 7 8
Kalitta Charters  United States 4 14 6 aircraft are still in service
Kam Air  Afghanistan 1 5
Key Airlines  United States 18 4 Ceased operations in 1993
KF Cargo  Canada 14 29
Kiwi International Air Lines  United States 22 Ceased operations in 1999
Korean Air  South Korea 5 12
Ladeco  Chile 6 20 Merged with LAN-Chile in 1998
LASER Airlines  Venezuela 5
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas  Colombia 3 5 2 aircraft are still in service
Majestic Air  United States 1 Renamed to Carnival Air Lines in 1989
Mali Air Transport  Mali 1 Operated by the Government of Mali
Mandala Airlines  Indonesia 2
McClain Airlines  United States 4 Ceased operations in 1987
Megantara Air  Indonesia 1 Ceased operations in 2009
Merpati Nusantara Airlines  Indonesia 2
MGM Grand Air  United States 3 Rebranded as Champion Air in 2008
Nationwide Airlines  South Africa 3 Ceased operations in 2008
Nesu Air  Turkey 1 Leased from Kuwait Airways
Noble Air  Turkey 5
Northeastern International Airways  United States 5
Okada Air  Nigeria 6 Ceased operations in 1997
Oman Air  Oman 1 1
Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines  Philippines 1 1 Ceased operations in 2010
Pacific Interstate Airlines  United States 1 Renamed to Pacific Inter Air in 1985
Pacific Inter Air  United States 1 Renamed to Bahamas Express in 1987
Pacific Western Airlines  Canada 2
Palestinian Airlines  Palestine 1
Pan American Airways (1998–2004)  United States 7 Ceased operations in 2004
Panagra Airways  United States 7 Ceased operations in 1999
Panavia  Panama 1 1 Ceased operations in 2006
Payam Air  Iran 2
People Express Airlines  United States 46 Merged with Continental Airlines in 1987
Philippine Airlines  Philippines 2 2
Phoenix Airways  South Africa 5 1 Ceased operations in 1995
Piedmont Airlines  United States 8 34 Merged with USAir in 1989
Planet Airways  United States 1 6
Pride Air  United States 3 6 Ceased operations in 1985
Private Jet Expeditions  United States 1 3
Polynesian Airlines  Samoa 1 Leased from Ansett Australia
Premier Airlines  Australia 1 1 Renamed to Asian Express Airlines in 1996
Qatar Airways  Qatar 6
Quebecair  Canada 1
Raya Airways  Malaysia 3
Reeve Aleutian Airways  United States 2
Regent Air  United States 3
Rio Linhas Aéreas  Brazil 5 Ceased operations in 2017
Royal Brunei Airlines  Brunei 1
Royal Khmer Airlines  Cambodia 1 Ceased operations in 2007
Royal Nepal Airlines  Nepal 5
SAETA  Ecuador 2 3 Ceased operations in 2000
SAM Colombia  Colombia 14 6
SAN Ecuador  Ecuador 2 1 Ceased operations in 1999
Santa Bárbara Airlines  Venezuela 2
Scibe Airlift  Republic of the Congo 3 Ceased operations in 1998
Servivensa  Venezuela 3 1 Ceased operations in 2003
Sideral Linhas Aéreas  Brazil 2 Leased from Rio Linhas Aéreas
SKA Air and Logistics Uganda  Uganda 1 1 aircraft is still in service
Skybus Airlines (1985)  United States 3 4
SNAS Aviation  Saudi Arabia 5 Ceased operations in 2014
Sol Air  Honduras 2 Leased from Falcon Air Express
SonAir  Angola 1
Sultan Air  Turkey 2 Ceased operations in 1993
Sun Country Airlines  United States 42
TAESA Lineas Aéreas  Mexico 14 2 Ceased operations in 2000
TAF Linhas Aéreas  Brazil 5 Ceased operations in 2009
Talia Airways  Turkey 2 Ceased operations in 1988
TAME  Ecuador 3 6
Tasman Cargo Airlines  Australia 1
Tayfunair  Turkey 1
Teebah Airlines  Jordan 1 Operated by Iraqi Airways
Trans Air Congo  Republic of the Congo 3 1
TransAer International Airlines  Ireland 1
Transafrik International  Angola 14 3 aircraft are still in service
Transbrasil  Brazil 22
Transmile Air Services  Malaysia 17 Rebranded as Raya Airways in 2014
Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines  Indonesia 1 1
Trump Shuttle  United States 8 17 Acquired by US Airways Shuttle in 1992
Top Air  Turkey 4
Toros Air  Turkey 1 1 Ceased operations in 1989
Total Linhas Aéreas  Brazil 6 5 aircraft are still in service
TUR European Airways  Turkey 4 4 Ceased operations in 1994
UltrAir  United States 8 Ceased operations in 1994
UniWorld Air Cargo  Panama 1
UPS Airlines  United States 67 8
US Airways  United States 7
US Airways Shuttle  United States 12
USAir  United States 12 64 Renamed to US Airways in 1995
Varig Logística  Brazil 2 4 Ceased operations in 2012
Viasa  Venezuela 7 Ceased operations in 1997
Vietnam Airlines  Vietnam 1
Vensecar Internacional  Venezuela 3 3
Western Pacific Airlines  United States 2 Leased from Express One International
Wien Air Alaska  United States 6 1
Wimbi Dira Airways  DRC 1
Zuliana de Aviación  Venezuela 2

Government, military and other operators

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
 Angola
 Belgium
 Benin
 Burkina Faso
 Cameroon
 Colombia
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Ecuador
 Gambia
 Iran
 Mali
 Mexico
 New Zealand

 Nigeria

 Panama
 Qatar
 Russia
 Saudi Arabia
 Tajikistan
 United Kingdom
 Yugoslavia

References

Notes
  1. ^ Roach & Eastwood 1992, pp 92-152
  2. ^ Aviogenex at rzjets.com, retrieved 13-12-2014
  3. ^ "World Airlines Directory". Flight International. 19 March 1983. p. 706.
  4. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 219
  5. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 221
  6. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 224
  7. ^ Cooper et al. 2011, p. 227
Sources
  • Cooper, Tom; Weinert, Peter; Hinz, Fabian; Lepko, Mark (2011). African MiGs, Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe. Houston: Harpia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9825539-8-5.
  • Roach, John; Eastwood, Tony (1992). Jet Airliner Production List. West Drayton, England: The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-43-X.
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