The original run of 727s was the 727-100 model. After just a few years, due to a demand to fit in even more passengers per flight, Boeing produced the 727-200, which is 20 feet longer and can hold ...

However, the Advanced model exceeded this, with a range of 2,550 NM (4,720 km). Since operating the 727, Southwest Airlines has maintained its trademark all-Boeing 737 fleet. It has flown several ...

Southwest Airlines was formed in 1967 as Air Southwest Co., becoming Southwest Airlines Co. by 1971. It was a purely ...