The role of Boeing 727 in Lufthansa operations is explained. Lufthansa ordered the first Boeing 727 in 1961, which had a cruise velocity of 900 kph and could land on short runways. During thirty years, 61 Europa Jets from several generations flew for Lufthansa and showed high safety and reliability performances; nine quick change versions were bought so that the transformation in 25 minutes from a passenger aircraft to a cargo aircraft was possible. From the beginning, Boeing 727 was regarded by the passengers as the most comfortable civil aircraft. In 1992 Autumn the last Boeing 727 are replaced by A-320 aircraft, whose specific consumption and loading on environment are lower. It is noticed that Lufthansa Boeing 727 carried 60 million passengers 500 million km.


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    Title :

    Nach Fast Dreissig Jahren: Abschied von Europa Jet (After Thirty Years: Farewell of Europa Jet)


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English