The Boeing 717 was initially marketed as the MD-95 by McDonnell Douglas in the 1990s and was rebranded by Boeing after a merger deal. Boeing offered to finance the 717 to incentivize airlines to ...

At the time, the aircraft at the center of the drama was a 20-year-old Boeing 717-200 ... Noted by Airfleets, it started flying in 2001 for TWA, then American Airlines, Qantas, Jetstar, and ...