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717-200
717-200 is the representative branch of the Boeing 717, capturing the sole production version and the final passenger branch of the classic Douglas narrowbody line.
Range 2,060 nm · Entry 1999
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Boeing 717
The 717 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The compact twinjet that carried the DC-9 lineage into the 21st century.
Boeing 717 is a in service airliner by Boeing, first flown in 1998 and introduced in 1999. This canonical Airchive page keeps the family history, specs, variants, operators, and related archive discussion at a single permanent URL.
First flight
1998
Service entry
1999
Seating band
106 to 134
Boeing 717 is a in service airliner by Boeing, first flown in 1998 and introduced in 1999, with typical seating for 106 to 134 and range up to 2,060 nautical miles.
The family page acts as the primary unit of record so airline deployment, cabin experience, production history, and representative variants remain legible instead of fragmenting into model-number sprawl.
Range band
2,060 nm
Notable operators
Delta · Hawaiian · AirTran
Source stack
- Official manufacturer program pages
- type certificate and airport planning data
- operator configuration and fleet references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Program history
- Class
- Airliner
- Airchive taxonomy
- First flight
- 1998-09-02
- Program history
- Service entry
- 1999-09-12
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet reality
- Typical seating
- 106 to 134
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 2,060 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 440 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
The 717 is remembered less as a corporate success story than as the quietly competent short-haul specialist crews and frequent flyers learned to trust.
Passenger memory matters here because airport routine, cabin atmosphere, and route geography are part of the aircraft story rather than side notes.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 1998
First flight
The 717 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 1999
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Live forum717
717 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for Boeing 717 operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Live forum717
717 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the Boeing 717.