Boeing rolls out the 727
November 271962

Boeing rolls out the 727

Milestone64 years ago
12historical events
53occurrences in earlier years
1916–2025years covered

Fact of the day

The first Boeing 727 leaves the hangar at Renton: the tri-jet with tail-mounted engines and sophisticated flaps with which Boeing meant to bring jets to short runways. 1,832 were built, the record for an airliner until the 737 overtook it.

Also on this day · 11

1916First flight The No. 9r, Britain’s first rigid, flies

HMA No. 9r takes off, the first British rigid airship to fly.

1937First flight The Martin 156 flies

The Martin 156, an American flying boat built by Glenn L. Martin Company, makes its first flight.

1939Airline BWIA is born

British West Indian Airways, the airline of Trinidad and Tobago, is founded; it would begin flying a year later.

1946Airline Monarch Airlines of Colorado takes off

Monarch Airlines begins scheduled flights from Durango, Colorado, with a DC-3; in 1950 it merged into Frontier.

1946First flight The Tupolev Tu-70 flies

The Tu-70 takes off, the airliner derived from the Tu-4 bomber that Aeroflot never bought.

1956Accident Aeropostal Flight 253 on the Silla de Caracas

An Aeropostal Constellation strikes the Silla de Caracas on approach to Maiquetía; all 25 aboard are killed.

1969First flight The IAI Arava flies

The Arava takes off, the first aircraft designed in Israel for series production.

1983Accident Avianca 011 at Madrid

A 747 strikes hills on approach to Barajas: 181 lives lost, among them several writers and artists travelling to a conference in Bogotá.

1989Accident The attack on Avianca 203

A bomb planted by drug traffickers destroys the Avianca 727 minutes after take-off from Bogotá: 110 lives lost. The attack marked Colombia’s harshest decade.

2000First flight The Eurocopter EC225 flies

The EC225 Super Puma takes off, the heavy helicopter of the oil platforms.

2008Accident XL Airways Flight 888T at Perpignan

An A320 on a test flight before return to its lessor falls into the sea off Canet-en-Roussillon; all seven aboard die.

This day in earlier years · 53

Occurrences recorded on November 27 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

HK-1803 · Avianca Ataque · Nov 27, 1989On November 27, 1989, the Boeing 727-21 aircraft (registration HK-1803), operated by Avianca, was destroyed in an attack at Soacha, near Bogotá (Colombia), leaving 107 dead on board and 3 on the ground. Source: Avianca.COHK-1803Avianca Boeing 727D-AXLA · XL Airways Germany Accident · Nov 27, 2008On November 27, 2008, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration D-AXLA), operated by XL Airways Germany, was involved in a fatal accident at Mediterráneo, cerca de Perpiñán (France), leaving 7 dead. Source: XL Airways Germany.DED-AXLAXL Airways Germany Airbus A3209M-MXU · Malaysian Airlines Berhad Incident · Nov 27, 2025On November 27, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 9M-MXU), operated by Malaysian Airlines Berhad, was involved in an incident at Kuantan (Malaysia) due to a runway excursion during landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).MY9M-MXUMalaysian Airlines Berhad Boeing 737VT-EXO · Air India Incident · Nov 27, 2025On November 27, 2025, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-EXO), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India.INVT-EXOAir India Airbus A320N665UA · United Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2025On November 27, 2025, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N665UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: United Airlines.USN665UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767ZK-MVQ · Air New Zealand Incident · Nov 27, 2025On November 27, 2025, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration ZK-MVQ), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Nelson. Source: TAIC.NZZK-MVQAir New Zealand ATR 42 / 72VH-VKH · Jetstar Airways Incident · Nov 27, 2024On November 27, 2024, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VH-VKH), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VKHJetstar Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerSX-NET · Aegean Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2024On November 27, 2024, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration SX-NET), operated by Aegean Airlines, was involved in an incident at NE of Genève-Cointrin (GVA) Airport (Switzerland) due to an altitude deviation in flight. Source: Aegean Airlines.GRSX-NETAegean Airlines Airbus A320N641FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2024On November 27, 2024, the Airbus A321-271NX aircraft (registration N641FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at E of Jacksonville (JAX) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN641FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321C-GGWX · Nolinor Accident · Nov 27, 2024On November 27, 2024, the Boeing B734 aircraft (registration C-GGWX), operated by Nolinor, was involved in an accident at Montreal due to a flap system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGWXNolinor Boeing 737JA819A · All Nippon Airways - ANA Incident · Nov 27, 2024On November 27, 2024, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA819A), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident near Fukuoka (FUK) Airport (Japan) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA819AAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 787 DreamlinerN689CA · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2024On November 27, 2024, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N689CA), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albany. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN689CASkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJHK-5407 · Avianca Incident · Nov 27, 2024On November 27, 2024, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration HK-5407), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Pereira. Source: Avianca.COHK-5407Avianca Airbus A320B-220F · China Cargo Incident · Nov 27, 2023On November 27, 2023, the Boeing 777-F aircraft (registration B-220F), operated by China Cargo, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: China Cargo.CNB-220FChina Cargo Boeing 777N685UA · United Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2023On November 27, 2023, the Boeing 767-3CB(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N685UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: United Airlines.USN685UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767C-FFJA · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Nov 27, 2022On November 27, 2022, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FFJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-FFJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJN881AS · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2022On November 27, 2022, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N881AS), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN881ASSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJN826AN · American Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2022On November 27, 2022, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N826AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Glasgow. Source: American Airlines.USN826ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerVT-WGA · Go First Incident · Nov 27, 2021On November 27, 2021, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-WGA), operated by Go First, was involved in an incident at Nagpur. Source: Go First.INVT-WGAGo First Airbus A320OH-LVL · Finnair Incident · Nov 27, 2021On November 27, 2021, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration OH-LVL), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Ivalo. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LVLFinnair Airbus A319N575FE · FedEx Express Incident · Nov 27, 2020On November 27, 2020, the aircraft (registration N575FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: FedEx Express.USN575FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11EI-SOP · ASL Ireland Accident · Nov 27, 2020On November 27, 2020, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-SOP), operated by ASL Ireland, was involved in an accident at Stuttgart. Source: ASL Ireland.IEEI-SOPASL Ireland ATR 42 / 72TC-JOV · Turkish Cargo Incident · Nov 27, 2019On November 27, 2019, the Airbus A330-243F aircraft (registration TC-JOV), operated by Turkish Cargo, was involved in an incident at Kinshasa-N'Djili (FIH) Airport due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Turkish Cargo.TRTC-JOVTurkish Cargo Airbus A330HS-TXL · Thai Smile Incident · Nov 27, 2019On November 27, 2019, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration HS-TXL), operated by Thai Smile, was involved in an incident at Chiang Mai. Source: Thai Smile.THHS-TXLThai Smile Airbus A320N130UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2018On November 27, 2018, the Airbus A300 F4-622R aircraft (registration N130UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: UPS Airlines.USN130UPUPS Airlines Airbus A300N215NN · American Eagle Incident · Nov 27, 2018On November 27, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N215NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: American Eagle.USN215NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175C-GGOY · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Nov 27, 2017On November 27, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGOY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGOYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8G-OMYT · Thomas Cook Incident · Nov 27, 2017On November 27, 2017, the Airbus AIRBUS A330-243 aircraft (registration G-OMYT), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at Holguin. Source: Thomas Cook.GBG-OMYTThomas Cook Airbus A330N781UA · United Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2017On November 27, 2017, the Boeing 777-222 aircraft (registration N781UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Guam. Source: United Airlines.USN781UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777C-FLSS · Air Canada Incident · Nov 27, 2016On November 27, 2016, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FLSS), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles due to a cockpit display failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLSSAir Canada Airbus A320N551UW · American Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2016On November 27, 2016, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N551UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albuquerque. Source: American Airlines.USN551UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321S2-AHN · Biman Incident · Nov 27, 2016On November 27, 2016, the Boeing 777 3E9ER aircraft (registration S2-AHN), operated by Biman, was involved in an incident at Ashgabat. Source: Biman.BDS2-AHNBiman Boeing 777B-KPA · Cathay Pacific Airways Incident · Nov 27, 2015On November 27, 2015, the Boeing 777-367ER aircraft (registration B-KPA), operated by Cathay Pacific Airways, was involved in an incident at Zurich-Kloten (ZRH) Airport (Switzerland) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Cathay Pacific Airways.CNB-KPACathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777C-GOWG · Sunwing Incident · Nov 27, 2015On November 27, 2015, the Boeing 737-86J (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GOWG), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a flap system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GOWGSunwing Boeing 737C-FUCS · WestJet Incident · Nov 27, 2015On November 27, 2015, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FUCS), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Saskatoon due to a diversion for technical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FUCSWestJet Boeing 737D-AIBC · Lufthansa Incident · Nov 27, 2015On November 27, 2015, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration D-AIBC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Dublin (DUB) Airport (Ireland) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIBCLufthansa Airbus A319C-FCJE · Hawkair Incident · Nov 27, 2014On November 27, 2014, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FCJE), operated by Hawkair, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCJEHawkair De Havilland Canada Dash 8ZK-NZE · Air New Zealand Incident · Nov 27, 2014On November 27, 2014, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration ZK-NZE), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-NZEAir New Zealand Boeing 787 DreamlinerPH-HZO · Transavia Incident · Nov 27, 2014On November 27, 2014, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HZO), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HZOTransavia Boeing 737C-FGRY · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Nov 27, 2013On November 27, 2013, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FGRY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Val'd Or due to a performance degradation. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGRYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8N1201P · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 27, 2013On November 27, 2013, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N1201P), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1201PDelta Air Lines Boeing 767TC-JLT · Turkish Airlines Accident · Nov 27, 2013On November 27, 2013, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration TC-JLT), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an accident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JLTTurkish Airlines Airbus A319PH-WXD · KLM Cityhopper Incident · Nov 27, 2013On November 27, 2013, the Fokker F70 aircraft (registration PH-WXD), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Alesund. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-WXDKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70UR-FAA · Ukraine Incident · Nov 27, 2012On November 27, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737 3Y0SF aircraft (registration UR-FAA), operated by Ukraine, was involved in an incident at Liege. Source: the FAA (United States).UAUR-FAAUkraine Boeing 737C-FEKS · Air Canada Incident · Nov 27, 2012On November 27, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEKS), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEKSAir Canada Embraer E170 / E175LN-DYV · Norwegian Incident · Nov 27, 2012On November 27, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8JP/W aircraft (registration LN-DYV), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-DYVNorwegian Boeing 737N193AN · American Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2011On November 27, 2011, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N193AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN193ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757B-6628 · China Southern Incident · Nov 27, 2011On November 27, 2011, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration B-6628), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Xiamen. Source: China Southern.CNB-6628China Southern Airbus A321N399AN · American Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2011On November 27, 2011, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N399AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN399ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767N328AA · American Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 2011On November 27, 2011, the aircraft (registration N328AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Buffalo. Source: American Airlines.USN328AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767VT-SCL · Air India Incident · Nov 27, 2010On November 27, 2010, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration VT-SCL), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Bengaluru (Bangalore) (BLR) International Airport (India) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Air India.INVT-SCLAir India Airbus A319PR-GIF · Gol Linhas Aéreas Incident · Nov 27, 2008On November 27, 2008, the Boeing 737-73S aircraft (registration PR-GIF), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz (FLN) International Airport (Brazil). Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GIFGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737N80057 · American Airlines Incident · Nov 27, 1988On November 27, 1988, the Airbus A300B4-605R aircraft (registration N80057), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (Puerto Rico) due to an emergency evacuation. Source: American Airlines.USN80057American Airlines Airbus A300

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