Boeing offered to finance the 717 as an incentive to airlines In 1998, Trans World Airlines (TWA) ordered 50 Boeing 717s with an option for 50 more. At the time, Boeing was receiving positive ...

The Boeing 717, developed initially as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, entered service in 1999 and quickly carved out a niche as a high-frequency short-haul performer.

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.

Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia. The departing 717 (registration VH-NXI) holds a ...

The CEO of Europe's biggest airline called Boeing's delivery delays "extremely annoying." The planemaker has slowed production to focus on safety in the wake of the Alaska Airlines blowout.

Boeing Co. said Germany's Lufthansa AG would buy single-aisle aircraft from the plane maker for the first time since 1995. The German carrier has placed a firm order for 40 737 MAX jets, with ...

Lufthansa’s CEO Carsten Spohr voiced his concern about Boeing’s delays, calling them “extremely annoying” as it’s costing the German aviation giant hefty sums of money, in an interview ...

Boeing up Lufthansa order, which Merrill calls a 'coup' By Tomi Kilgore Published: Dec. 5, 2006, 2:53 p.m. ET Share ...