Aircraft / Boeing 717-200
Aircraft / Boeing 717-200
The Boeing 717-200 is an American five-abreast, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a division of The Boeing Company. Boeing Commercial Airplanes is headquartered in Renton, Washington USA, while the parent company’s head office is located in Arlington, Virginia USA.
The Boeing 717 was originally developed and marketed by McDonnell Douglas in the early 1990s as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, until the company was merged into Boeing in August 1997. The type was a shortened derivative of the company’s previously successful McDonnell Douglas MD-80, which in turn descended from the company’s Douglas DC-9 family of aircraft.
Boeing ceased production of the 717 type in 2006 after producing 156 units, ending the overall DC-9 program which delivered over 2400 aircraft over its lifespan. About 100 Boeing 717s remain in active service as of this writing. While there were various proposals to launch stretched and shortened versions of the type, the Boeing 717-200 is the only variant to see actual production.
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Name: Boeing 717-200
Origin: Long Beach, California USA
Role: Two Engine Narrow-body Jet Airliner
First Introduction: 12 October 1999
Status: Out of Production; In Service
Cockpit Crew: Two
Seating: 106-117
Engines: 2 x Rolls-Royce BR715
Cruise Speed: 444 knots (822 km/h; 511 mph)
Range: 1430 nmi (2648 km; 1646 mi)