"[The Boeing 727] was the first commercial airplane ... in 1960 with a total of 80 orders (40 from United Airlines and 40 from Eastern Air Lines). The aircraft first flew in 1963 and entered ...

Boeing created the oddly configured 727 because three important customers had somewhat overlapping requirements: American, United, and Eastern all ... In addition, the airlines wanted equipment ...

Japan Airlines operated the aircraft as JA8325 beginning in 1968. The Boeing 727 was eventually ... a private jet for Middle-eastern royalty, among other owners. The 727 had the following ...

China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines - had planned to take delivery of 45, 53 and 81 Boeing planes, respectively, between 2025 and 2027. Beijing has also asked that Chinese carriers ...

China Eastern Airlines has started putting its Boeing 737-800 jetliners back in use for commercial flights less than a month since a crash killed 132 people and led the company to ground 223 of ...

Boeing shares fell more than 5% earlier in the first quotes on Monday after its plane belonging to China Eastern Airlines, with 132 people on board, crashed in the mountains of southern China.