BOEING HAS BEGUN ASSEMBLY

BOEING HAS BEGUN ASSEMBLY of the first production 717-200 transport at its Douglas Products Div. factory in Long Beach, Calif. The -200, formerly called the MD-95, is scheduled for delivery to launch customer AirTran Airlines in mid-1999. AirTran has 50 717s on order and 50 more on option.

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