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| Boeing 717 | |
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| A Spanair 717 | |
| Role | Airliner |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
| Designer | McDonnell Douglas |
| First flight | September 2, 1998 |
| Introduction | October 12, 1999 with AirTran Airways |
| Status | Not being made anymore, but still being used by airlines |
| Primary users | AirTran Airways Hawaiian Airlines Cobham Volotea |
| Produced | 1998–2006 |
| Number built | 156 |
| Developed from | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 |
The Boeing 717 is a jet airliner. It has two engines, which means that it is a twinjet. It also only has two columns of seats, which makes it a narrow-body plane. The Boeing 717 was designed and sold by McDonnell Douglas. It was called the MD-95, which was designed from the DC-9. The 717 can hold up to 117 passengers. It can fly for 2,060 nautical miles (3,820 kilometres). The 717 has two Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofan engines.
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