Fleet Details
After the name change from Atlanta Skylarks to Independent Air, the company acquired 2 Boeing 707-331Bs from TWA (N7232X and N7231T). The two Boeing 720s were disposed of. Initially, the company was not granted permission to use the Boeing 707s in the US since their engines were not fitted with hush-kits. In 1987, Independent Air added a Boeing 727-100 (N154FN) to its fleet but this aircraft was returned to the lessor before the end of that year. In addition, Independent Air leased a Boeing 707 from Skystar International (N728Q) in 1987. The fleet's mainstay (N7231T and N7232X) were sold to International Air Leases Inc. in 1988 and leased back. The Boeing 707 N7231T that was lost in the Azores was replaced in 1989 by a 707 from Denver Ports of Call (N457PC). Both aircraft were returned to International Air Leases in 1990, when Independent Air ceased operations.
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