717 Lives Up To DC-9's Rugged Reputation

Boeing's new 717-200 is a point design for the short-range airline market, and the 100-seat aircraft has the body of the venerable DC-9, the soul of the much larger MD-11 and the heart of a new BMW Rolls-Royce turbofan engine. The former MD-95, the aircraft's name prior to the Boeing acquisition of...

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