Deemed “not airworthy,” the plane had been parked at the airport for nearly 20 years. Its owner died in plane crash in a different aircraft.

DALLAS — Today, in 1964, the three-engined Boeing 727 entered service with launch customer Eastern Air Lines (EA), one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines created by the Spoils Conferences of 1930.

Ever wonder how a million-dollar racehorse gets from point A to point B? One way is in a custom Boeing 727 aircraft that transports about 2,300 horses around the country each year, according to ...