As many of you are aware, the Dallas Stars/Texas Rangers old 727-223 (N698SS) has been replaced by N757SS, a 1983 Boeing 757-236L. Before being bought by Hicks and converted it was most recently known as N757BJ operated by Pace Airlines. There it was primarily used as a charter and team transporter.
How it appeared up until this year:
Its current configuration:
For some reason Southwest Sports LLC did not allow tracking of their 727, but the 757 and its travels are open to observation.
At the time of this post they are at 37000 feet and 620mph over Tennessee on the way to Newark to play the Rangers, Islanders & Devils.
Last edited by EatSleepJeep: 01-18-2008 at 11:36 AM.
In case you were curious, it started its life in 1983 as G-BKRM flying passengers for Air Europe and then was leased to British Airways where it also flew as G-BKRM until PACE acquired it.
That's a pretty awesome feature. I wonder if at the end of the year we can see everywhere Dallas has been over the last 82 games lol it should paint quite the picture of life as a NHL player out west
Actually, at 2:27 on that day their groundspeed was 584 knots. That's 672 mph (1,081 kph for our Canadian friends). There must have been some favorable tailwinds, as the top speed for a 757 is 609 mph in calm skies.
Just as the 'Red Bird', which sports a combined Red Wings and Tigers livery, and the Little Caesar's Pizza logo on the tail.
As always, those planes are owned by some financial institute (you don't buy stuff like this, no matter how rich you are, you lease them), then leased to a professional operator (operating a commercial aircraft is not a simple task).
Aircraft was flown empty from LAX to Long Beach for 2 reasons:
1) Closer to Honda Center, easier to leave town after Tuesday's game
2) Ramp parking fees are much cheaper at LGB
The team's equipment will be trucked over to Honda after the game at Staples.
