| Role | Airliner | ||
| First flight : | September 2 1998 | ||
| Status : | out of production, in service | ||
| Primary users : | Southwest Airlines, | ||
| Hawaiian Airlines | |||
| Produced : | 1998-2006 | ||
| Introduced : | October 12 1999 | ||
| AirTran Airways | |||
| Number built : | 156 | ||
| List of Boeing 717 by registration number | |||
The Boeing 717 is a twin-engine, single-aisle airliner designed by McDonnell Douglas and built by Boeing. The airplane has a seating capacity of 117, a range of 3820 km (2060 nautical miles) and its powered by two Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofan engines.
The aircraft initially dubbed as the MD-95 is based on the DC-9 and its the only passenger aircraft built by Boeing which was not designed by the company. This situation is the result of the merger between McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in 1997.
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