Commercial

Boeing 717-200

Manufacturer: Boeing

The Boeing 717-200 is a narrow-body twinjet developed for short-haul airline routes and the roughly 100-seat market. It belongs to the DC-9 design lineage and was originally marketed as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95.

Aircraft Facts

Type Key
boeing-717-200
Class
Commercial
Registry Count
111
Example Registration
N475HA

Specifications

Wingspan
28.45 m / 93.33 ft
Length
37.8 m / 124 ft
Height
9.04 m / 29.67 ft
Cruise Speed
811 km/h / 504 mph
Range
2645 km / 1430 nmi
Ceiling
11000 m / 37000 ft
First Flight
1998-09-02
Production Start
1998
Production End
2006
Total Built
156

Aircraft Overview

History

Boeing continued the program after its 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas. The 717 first flew on September 2, 1998, and entered passenger service with AirTran Airways in October 1999. The final deliveries took place in May 2006.

Design

Two rear-mounted Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofans power the aircraft. Its economy cabin uses a two-plus-three seating arrangement, and its two-pilot glass cockpit has six interchangeable displays.

Variants

The 717-200 was the production version. Shorter 717-100 designs and the stretched 717-300X remained proposals. The specification table describes the basic-gross-weight 717-200, not those proposed versions.

Operations

Operators have included AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines and QantasLink. The aircraft was assembled at Long Beach, California.

Notable Facts

  • Originally marketed as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95.
  • First flight: September 2, 1998.
  • AirTran Airways introduced the type into service in 1999.
  • Economy seating is arranged two-plus-three.
  • The final two aircraft were delivered in May 2006.

Variants

  • 717-200- 111 registrations - Example N475HA

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