Emery Air Freight Boeing 727-100

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The Boeing 727 is a narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After the heavier 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flights from smaller airports. The first 727-100 rolled out on November 27, 1962, first flew on February 9, 1963, and first entered service with Eastern on February 1, 1964.

The only trijet aircraft to be produced by Boeing, the 727 is powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofans below a T-tail, one on each side of the rear fuselage and a center one fed through an S-duct. For over a decade, more 727s were built per year than any other jet airliner and in 1984 the production of the 727 ended with 1,832 built and 1,831 delivered. This was the highest total for any jet airliner until the 737 surpassed it in the early 1990s.

Emery Air Freight was an American air freight forwarder and air cargo carrier founded in 1946. Emery was a pioneer in the early air freight business – first renting space on existing carrier routes and later developing a full line of dedicated aircraft. For almost 40 years, Emery was the largest freight carrier in the world. Emery was acquired by Consolidated Freightways in 1989 and by United Parcel Service as Menlo Worldwide Forwarding in 2004.

Emery began leasing planes and in 1976, introduced the Emery Air Force, a fleet of cargo planes that Emery utilized to move freight, but did not own. It provided Emery Express service for small packages through a hub in Smyrna, TN, and for larger freight through Dayton, OH. By 1983, Emery was operating a fleet of 64 aircraft through its Dayton hub composed mainly of Boeing 727 and Douglas DC-8 freighters.

Emery Air Freight used the Boeing 727-100 N424EX to provide air freight service on October 13, 1987 to its nationwide network including the Albuquerque Sunport.

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