The twinjet Boeing 717 was the smallest jet airliner produced by Boeing's Commercial Airplane division. Designed for the 100-seat market, the first order was taken in October 1995, and the type entered service in September 1999. The 717 was developed as a third-generation variant of the venerable DC-9 with five-across seating arrangement.
Boeing discontinued production of the 717 in May 2006, ending the long history of McDonnell Douglas commercial aircraft assembly in Long Beach, California.[1] As of August 2006 a total of 155 Boeing 717-200 airplanes remain in airline service.[2]
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