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FedEx-727-3

1978 1st Delivery of the 727

In 1977 after two years of lobbying led by Federal Express, Congress passes Public Law 95-163 enabling FedEx and other cargo airlines to use larger aircraft with no geographic restrictions on routes.

Federal Express purchases seven Boeing 727 aircraft, each with a cargo capacity of 40,000 pounds — almost seven times that of the Dassault Falcon.

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Uploaded on June 27, 2014
Taken on March 7, 2008