The Boeing 717 was the name given to the MD-95 when it merged with Boeing in August 1997. This jet was a shorter version of the highly successful MD-80, with the iconic rear-mounted engine.

By JOSH FUNK Safety experts recommended Wednesday that the engines on Boeing’s troubled 737 Max airplanes be modified quickly to prevent smoke from filling the cockpit or cabin after a safety ...

Thick, white smoke filled the cabin of a Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu on Thursday, forcing the jet to make an emergency landing and sending seven people to the hospital.