Boeing created the oddly configured 727 because three important customers ... that deployed from the aft lower fuselage. That rear stair came in handy during D.B. Cooper’s famous 1971 hijacking ...

After more than 20 years sitting abandoned at El Paso International Airport, this storied Boeing 727 finally has a new lease on life.

Boeing 727 models were produced from 1963 to 1984 ... and were known for a set of stairs that opened from a hatch at their rear underbelly. During its time parked at the El Paso airport, crews ...