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  AirTran Airways - New 717 Jets
AirTran Airways’ 717 aircraft was created with the passenger in mind, resulting in the quietest, most modern and comfortable airplane in the sky today.
Showing a commitment to technology and engineering as well as passenger safety, AirTran Airways was the launch customer of the 717 in 1998 and remained a leading customer of the aircraft until the last 717 was delivered by Boeing on May 23, 2006.
The spacious interior of the 717 provides passenger comfort, whether traveling for business or with the entire family on vacation.
www.airtran.com /aircraft/new_717_jets.aspx   (377 words)

  
 PE 717
Nicknamed “Hollywood Cars” for their many years of service on lines in the Hollywood area, a total of 160 were built between 1922 and 1928, at the height of the system’s development.
By the late 1990s, the wear on the car's wheels reached the point where the car was removed from the regular operating pool, pending a complete rebuild of its trucks and motors.
Costs for the rebuild of the first pair of trucks for car 717 are estimated at $22,000 and a fund has been set up to accept donations.
www.oerm.org /pages/pe717.html   (731 words)

  
 Aviation Resource - 717
The 717 is the newest Boeing commercial jet.
T-1, represents the combined efforts of a global team of supplier-partners in the United States, Europe and Asia working toward a single goal: to produce a new airplane with the highest quality at the lowest possible acquisition cost.
Because 717 was never assigned to a commercial jetliner, the number was available for the new 717-200.
www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/4294/profiles/717.html   (505 words)

  
 Aerospace Technology - Boeing 717-200
The aircraft was originally launched as the MD-95 in 1995 and was redesignated the Boeing 717 after the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas merged in 1997.
The 717 has a distinctive appearance with low wing, rear mounted engines and a T-tail and is similar in size to its predecessor the DC-9-30.
The 717 was developed from the DC-9 airframe and first flew in September 1998.
www.aerospace-technology.com /projects/boeing717   (766 words)

  
 Boeing: Commercial Airplanes - 717 - About the 717
The 717 program, which produced 156 airplanes, pioneered breakthrough business and manufacturing processes for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Based on the Douglas DC-9 and launched as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, the 100-seater was renamed the Boeing 717 after McDonnell Douglas and Boeing merged in 1997.
The 717 will continue to deliver unsurpassed economy and value to our airline customers for years to come.
www.boeing.com /commercial/717   (292 words)

  
 Press-Telegram - End of the Line for Boeing 717
When this final, 156th 717 plane is completed in late April or early May, it and the second-to-last 717 assembled, plane No. 155, will be given a ceremonial double delivery to the last two customers to buy the planes: Midwest Express Airlines and AirTran Airways.
Many 717 workers believe the 717 was doomed the day the Boeing Co. bought and merged with the McDonnell Douglas Corp., which created the MD-95 plane to try to capture the 100-seat, short haul market that its analysts said was ripe for growth, and that became the 717 after the companies merged in 1997.
Boeing said the demand for planes the size of the 717 — with a seating capacity of 100 passengers was nearly limitless, up to 2,500 planes over the next 20 years.
www.presstelegram.com /news/ci_3616859   (1352 words)

  
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The original 717 was a 1960's derivative of the 707.
The 717-200 is designed for high-cycle, short-haul regional routes, with the ability to operate eight to twelve one-hour flights everyday on sectors averaging 450km (300 miles).
Powering the 717 are two Rolls-Royce BR715 high-bypass-ratio engines, with lower fuel consumption, reduced exhaust emissions and significantly lower noise levels than engines of comparable aircraft.
members.tripod.com /Craigs_Airlines/boeing717.htm   (597 words)

  
 Boeing 717 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 717 was developed as a third-generation variant of the venerable DC-9, using the same fuselage sections and five-across seating arrangement.
The MD-95 – the aircraft that would eventually be renamed the 717 – was first announced in 1991, initially as the MD-87-105, a shortened version of the stretched MD-80 family that took it back to the size of the 1960s DC-9-30.
The plane was renamed 717 after the merger.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boeing_717   (1768 words)

  
 Boeing ponders 717 stretch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Jim Phillips, vice president and general manager of the 717 program, said a decision on whether to develop the 717-300 stretch could come in a few months, possibly by June.
Because the 717 does not have commonality with the 737, Airbus is seen as having a real chance to win the competition even though AirTran has only bought Boeing planes.
In a recent filing, Boeing reported what it said was a $250 million "forward loss" on the 717 since it had not reached the 200 orders initially projected for the program.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/112231_bigger13.shtml   (1362 words)

  
 Boeing is now building its last 717, the 156th
The 100-seat 717 is the orphan jet inherited by The Boeing Co. in its 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas.
The last 717 will be delivered to AirTran Airways in May. It is the 156th plane built since the 717 program started.
The 717 was the first commercial jetliner to be assembled on a moving production line, in much the same way that the auto industry builds cars.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/258819_lastplane09.html   (627 words)

  
 Relating to money transmission; creating new provisions; amending ORS 717.010, 717.020, 717.030, 717.040, 717.050, ...
(2) Following expiration of a license to sell checks under ORS chapter 717 (1995 Edition) or December 31, 1997, whichever is earlier, the person must apply for a money transmission business license under this chapter.
(3) Persons who are licensed as check sellers under ORS chapter 717 (1995 Edition) may apply to have the scope of their licenses expanded to include any category of the money transmission business license during the term of the original license.
Collection and enforcement of any such fine, charge, penalty or other liability, duty or obligation may be conducted and completed in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect as though it had been undertaken and completed before the effective date of this Act.
www.leg.state.or.us /97reg/measures/sb0100.dir/sb0127.a.html   (3540 words)

  
 List of Supernovae
2006 10 17 01 15.2 +00 24 22.0 CBET 717 01 15 13.39 +00 23 57.3 CBET 717 Ia 2006mh ESSENCE 2006mg Anon.
2006 10 15 02 31.6 -08 07 22.0 CBET 717 02 31 37.75 -08 06 40.2 CBET 717 Ia 2006mg ESSENCE 2006mf Anon.
2006 09 16 02 30.2 -08 07 22.3 CBET 717 02 30 10.38 -08 06 54.0 CBET 717 Ia 2006lx ESSENCE 2006lw Anon.
cfa-www.harvard.edu /iau/lists/Supernovae.html   (9515 words)

  
 Ballard Technology - PCI Interface for ARINC 429 / ARINC 717
ARINC 717 Features The LP429-3/717 is a PCI card with receivers and transmitters for both ARINC 429 and ARINC 717.
The 717 Monitor, a Windows® 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP program, is provided for viewing the ARINC 717 data.
This board is also available with ARINC 429 and 717 in a compactPCI version (LC429-3/717) and a PCMCIA version (CM429-1/717), or as a PCI card without ARINC 717 capability (LP429-3).
www.ballardtech.com /products.aspx/LP429-3_717   (517 words)

  
 Airliners.net: Boeing 717
The 100 seat 717 is the latest development of the popular DC-9/MD-80/MD-90 family and the only Douglas airliner which Boeing (which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997) plans to retain in its product line-up.
In January 1998 Boeing (following the August 1997 Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger) relaunched the aircraft as the 717-200 (the second use of the Boeing designation "717", as this was previously allocated to the military C-135/KC-135 family).
Final assembly is at Boeing's Long Beach plant, in the same building that the DC-9 and MD-80 were built in.
www.airliners.net /info/stats.main?id=111   (466 words)

  
 Ballard Technology - PCMCIA Interface for ARINC 429 and ARINC 717
The 717 Monitor program is provided for viewing the ARINC 717 data words.
Data is displayed in binary and octal form, and an indication of sync status is given.
The ARINC 717 databus can also be accessed through Ballard Technology's PCI (LP429-3/717), compactPCI (LC429-3/717) or our convenient handheld (HT717-1) terminal.
www.ballardtech.com /products.aspx/CM429-1_717   (518 words)

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