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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 A220 seat more passengers than the 717 – at 137 versus up to 125 seats on the 717 – and has twice the operating range. Qantas’ first A220 was delivered in December 2023.

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 ...