Boeing 717 operator AirTran Airways
The Boeing 717 is an American five-abreast single-aisle airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The twin-engine airliner was developed for the 100-seat market and originally marketed by McDonnell Douglas as the MD-95. It was a shortened derivative of the company's successful airliner, the MD-80, and thus the fourth generation of the DC-9 family. Capable of seating up to 134 passengers, the 717 has a design range of 2,060 nautical miles (3,820 km). It is powered by two Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofan engines mounted at the rear of the fuselage.
The first order for the airliner was placed with McDonnell Douglas in October 1995 by ValuJet Airlines (later AirTran Airways). With McDonnell Douglas and Boeing merging in 1997 prior to production, the airliner entered service in 1999 as the Boeing 717. Production of the type ceased in May 2006 after 155 were delivered. As of June 2022, 103 Boeing 717 airliners remain in service and have recorded zero fatalities and no hull losses.Program milestones
Announced: June 16, 1991, at the Paris Air Show as MD-95 program by McDonnell Douglas
Approval to offer: July 22, 1994, McDonnell Douglas received board approval to offer the aircraft.
First order: October 10, 1995, from ValuJet (later to become AirTran Airways) for 50 firm and 50 options for MD-95s
Roll out: June 10, 1998, at Long Beach, California
First flight: September 2, 1998
Certification: FAA: September 1, 1999; EASA (JAA): September 16, 1999
Entry into service: October 12, 1999, with AirTran Airways on Atlanta-Washington, D.C. (Dulles) route
Last delivery: May 23, 2006, to AirTran Airways.
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