Boeing 727-100 Golden Nugget AlaskaBoeing 727 100 Golden Nugget airplane model. The first 727 100 (N7001U) flew on February 9, 1963. FAA type approval was awarded on December 24 of that year, with initial delivery to United Airlines on October 29, 1963, to allow pilot training to commence. The first 727 passenger service was flown by Eastern Air Lines on February 1, 1964, between Miami, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia. A total of 571 Boeing 727 00 100 series aircraft were delivered,