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End Of An Era: Qantas Sends Final Boeing 717 For Retirement

It appears that Qantas has definitively retired the last of its Boeing 717s months after it quietly resurrected the aircraft from a highly publicized retirement in October 2024, according to ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

JET—New Boeing Layoffs Could Mean End for 717 Program

Facts about the commercial aircraft that is assembled in Long Beach. More than 60 717s currently in regular passenger service Boeing Co. will lay off another 300 workers at its Long Beach-based 717 ...
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Delta to replace small jets with Boeing 717s in 2013

ATLANTA, Georgia – Delta Air Lines will add 88 Boeing 717-200 aircraft to its fleet starting in 2013, an addition that will improve the efficiency of Delta’s operations and enhance the customer experi ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

Update: Boeing to End Production of Long Beach-Based 717 Jet

After years of sluggish sales, Boeing Co. has finally pulled the plug on its Long Beach-based 717 commercial jet program. Boeing’s decision, announced Friday, underscores the sluggish industry-wide ...
Aviation Week

Boeing Starts Assembly Of Last 717

Boeing this week began production on the last 717 aircraft to come off its Long Beach assembly line. The aircraft, scheduled to be delivered to AirTran in May, is the 156th 717 manufactured by Boeing.
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Airbus A220 Or Embraer E2: Which Aircraft Is A Better Replacement For Hawaiian Airlines’ Boeing 717s?

Hawaiian Airlines was founded in 1929 and is the state of Hawaii’s largest and longest-serving airline. Based at Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), the carrier connects the islands ...
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Midwest Airlines’ Boeing 717s to go to Mexicana

Boeing Co. said Monday that its financing segment agreed to lease 25 twin-engine 717 aircraft — the bulk of them formerly operated by Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines Inc. Boeing Co. said Monday that ...