The 717 was a compact, rear-engined jet ideal for short-haul routes, especially in markets like Hawaii and Australia. With just 156 units built, it had a modest production run compared to other ...

Boeing Co. warned anew Friday that it was considering shutting down its 717 jetliner production line in Long Beach, the state’s last remaining commercial aircraft assembly plant, because of ...

Boeing only sold 156 717s throughout its short production life. The end of the 717 also meant the end of the iconic DC-9 family, with its rear-fuselage-mounted engines and T-tail configuration.

Delta's configuration for the Boeing 717 will feature 12 first-class seats, 15 Economy Comfort seats and 83 in coach. Delta will use its 717s both to the replace its 50-seat regional jets and the ...

The Boeing Co.'s 717 jetliner is about to get a face lift. And the 737 could be next. Nobody's trying to improve the look of either jetliners, which in the case of the 717 is not all that old.

The 717, Boeing’s smallest jet, is a 106-seater that was originally a McDonnell Douglas derivative of the stalwart DC-9. After the merger with Boeing in 1997, all other McDonnell Douglas ...

CHICAGO — Boeing Co. will end production of the 717 jet, its smallest passenger plane, next year, and plans to charge $615 million against earnings before taxes related to that and the loss of a ...

– Jun 18, 2002UpdatedJun 18, 2002, 3:03pm CDT The Boeing Co. delivered its 100th 717-200 jetliner during a ceremony Tuesday at the company's final assembly facility at Long Beach, Calif.

In the 117-seat configuration that AirTran uses, one 717 equals 0.818 of Southwest's Boeing 737-700s with 143 seats or 0.669 of its 737-800s with 175 seats.

Boeing Co. has developed plans for a 130-passenger stretch version of the 717 to compete with models from Europe's Airbus, Embraer of Brazil and Bombardier of Canada.