Southwest inherited just under 90 717 jets when it acquired AirTran in 2011. However, Southwest ultimately decided against adding a second aircraft type to its all Boeing 737-fleet.

So a decision by the Boeing Co. to end production of its 717 passenger jetliner in Long Beach would have an impact far beyond the jobs lost. The Boeing 717 is the last passenger plane built in 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 100-seat 717 is the orphan jet inherited by The Boeing Co. in its 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas as the MD-95, as a replacement for the popular DC-9.

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 ...

SEATTLE — Boeing Co. will cut 600 jobs at its Long Beach, Calif., commercial aircraft plant because of low demand for its 717 jetliner and orders lost after American Airlines’ acquisition of ...

Boeing’s 717 is at the end of the line. The Boeing Co. on Wednesday announced that it had started assembling the last of the 106-seat, single-aisle planes.

A final report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 landed without its nose landing gear extended. The incident took place on June 28, 2023.

Key Takeaways: The FAA is investigating what caused the nose gear of a Boeing 717 to fail Wednesday morning, resulting in a partial gear-up landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT).

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 Chairman Phil Condit said a final decision on the 717’s fate could come by the end of the year. But, he said, “we are obviously committed to delivering” jets still on order, which ...

Our latest analysis shoes that Boeing 717 air capacity fell 0.5 per cent in October 2013 versus September 2013. AirTran Airways (FL) Akron/Canton (CAK) – Boston (BOS) ...