Forgotten Trijets: The Story Of Southwest Airlines’ Short-Lived Boeing 727 Fleet

US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is famous for its huge fleet consisting of different variants of the Boeing 737 family. This uniformity is a common feature of many budget carriers, enabling them to benefit from the efficiencies of fleet commonality. However, did you know that, in its earlier years, the Dallas-based budget carrier also flew a handful of Boeing 727s?