Boeing

Boeing 717

Field marks

  1. T-tail plus two rear-fuselage-mounted engines is a silhouette nothing else in the current fleet shares
  2. Short, stubby fuselage with a clean wing underneath — the tail sits close behind the wings
  3. Almost exclusively Delta or Hawaiian livery — a strong first clue by itself

Specs

Length
37.80 m
Wingspan
28.47 m
Engines
Rolls-Royce BR715
Typical seats
106–128

Variant notes

  • Descended from the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, rebranded after the 1997 Boeing–McDonnell Douglas merger
  • Only two operators fly it in meaningful numbers today: Delta (~80 aircraft) and Hawaiian (~19 aircraft)
  • Production ended in 2006 after only 156 built — one of the rarest jets still in mainline service