DA.C - View Single Post - Last AA 727 flight from DFW tonight, March 1st!

Stanman · 03-01-2002, 02:38 PM

Tonight, DFW’s last scheduled 727 flight will get a fond employee send-off. AA1108, DFW-ATL, is scheduled to depart DFW Gate C2 at 8:40 p.m. CST. DFW will commemorate the occasion with an employee and customer reception in the Yandry Center, just across from the departure gate, beginning at ___ p.m. Historic photos, decorations and a 727 model raffle will help commemorate the end of an era at DFW.

The C.R. Smith Museum shop will sell die-cast AA 727 models. A water cannon salute is planned on taxi-out. The final 727 arrival at DFW will be Saturday morning, as AA1638 arrives from CUN at 9:54 a.m. CST (no formal events are planned). As of March 2, AA will have just 15 727s remaining in service and the final AA 727 flights will occur April 30 to and from MIA. At one time, AA was the biggest 727 operator in the world, flying 182 of the venerable tri-jets since its introduction in 1964. With 38 years of continuous service, the 727 is the longest-lived type AA has ever flown.

The versitile, dependable 727 -- often called “the DC-3 of the Jet Age” -- brought the first jet service to many smaller markets and was instrumental in helping AA transition to all-jet fleet and successfully adapt to deregulation. TWA operated 100 727s and retired its last 727 in late 2000. More AA 727 farewell observances are planned.

03-01-2002, 02:38 PM	#1
Stanman Senior Collector Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Waxahachie, Texas, USA Posts: 426	Last AA 727 flight from DFW tonight, March 1st! Tonight, DFW’s last scheduled 727 flight will get a fond employee send-off. AA1108, DFW-ATL, is scheduled to depart DFW Gate C2 at 8:40 p.m. CST. DFW will commemorate the occasion with an employee and customer reception in the Yandry Center, just across from the departure gate, beginning at ___ p.m. Historic photos, decorations and a 727 model raffle will help commemorate the end of an era at DFW. The C.R. Smith Museum shop will sell die-cast AA 727 models. A water cannon salute is planned on taxi-out. The final 727 arrival at DFW will be Saturday morning, as AA1638 arrives from CUN at 9:54 a.m. CST (no formal events are planned). As of March 2, AA will have just 15 727s remaining in service and the final AA 727 flights will occur April 30 to and from MIA. At one time, AA was the biggest 727 operator in the world, flying 182 of the venerable tri-jets since its introduction in 1964. With 38 years of continuous service, the 727 is the longest-lived type AA has ever flown. The versitile, dependable 727 -- often called “the DC-3 of the Jet Age” -- brought the first jet service to many smaller markets and was instrumental in helping AA transition to all-jet fleet and successfully adapt to deregulation. TWA operated 100 727s and retired its last 727 in late 2000. More AA 727 farewell observances are planned.