Yes. But didn't the Boeing 717 essentially re-use the type certificate for the DC-9-30? (Sans engines.) Wouldn't a Boeing 717-300X be a reuse of the DC-9-81 or -50 certificate. I may be out to lunch here... Matthew On Friday, September 19, 2003, at 12:27 PM, damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Just thinking off the top of my head: It will take time to fully > flight test > the new model - probably at least a 1000 hours, probably more. It > will take > time to do the FAA/JAA paperwork. And 2006 is not that far off - just > a tad > over 2 years. > David R > > Wishing they had kept the old name (MD95) or renamed it the 787 but > not the 717! >> It is about time, but one thing I don't get is why it will take them >> until >> 2006 >> to get the thing developed and deliver it. All they have to do is to >> add >> sections >> to the body of the aircraft. I am sure those BMWs can produce more >> power >> than they >> do now.. >> >> If you look at the -300 version of 757 and -900 of 737 I don't think >> it took >> them 3 years to develop those versions. >> >> Am I wrong ? >> >> BAHA >> Fan of B717-300 but why X? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of >> Matthew Montano >> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 9:27 AM >> To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Boeing 717-300X >> >> >> Didn't see this on the list yet. Nothing about range though. >> >> ---- >> Boeing plans 130-passenger stretch version of 717 regional jet >> airliner >> 12:21 PM EDT Sep 19 >> >> EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - The Boeing Co. has developed plans for a=20 >> 130-passenger stretch version of its 717, which competes with >> regional=20= >> >> jet airliners made by Bombardier, Embraer and Airbus. > >> >> Boeing officials said Thursday the proposed 717-300X, to be >> assembled=20 >> in Long Beach, Calif., would be 4=BC metres longer than the 717-200 >> and=20= >> >> carry about 20 more passengers. >> >> Boeing has offered the design to members of the 17 airlines in the=20 >> worldwide Star Alliance, spokesman Warren Lamb said. >> >> Air Canada, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Scandinavian Airline=20 >> System, all members of the alliance, are pursuing a joint purchase >> of=20 >> up to 200 jets in the 75- to 125-passenger range. >> >> Potential manufacturers include Boeing, Airbus, Embraer and >> Bombardier=20= >> >> (TSX:BBD.B). >> >> If Boeing gets enough orders, deliveries of the 717-300X would begin >> in=20= >> >> late 2006. >> >> Boeing has been discussing a stretch 717 for some months. AirTran >> of=20 >> Orlando, Fla., the top buyer of 717s to date, opted instead for the=20 >> 737-700, which has the range to fly cross-continent, Lamb said. >> >> The 717 has a shorter range and is designed for quick turnarounds >> on=20 >> high-frequency routes. >> > >> Meanwhile, Boeing is looking to Japan as a major market for its=20 >> proposed 7E7 jet. >> >> "We think we have a real winner in this product," marketing >> director=20 >> Randy Tinseth said Friday in Tokyo. >> >> Boeing plans to sell 2,000 to 3,000 of the mid-sized 7E7 Dreamliner=20 >> jets in the next 20 years, Tinseth said. >> >> The 7E7, carrying 200 to 250 passengers, will be lighter and more=20 >> fuel-efficient than current comparable models. It will have wider=20 >> aisles, more cabin humidity and will feel as if passengers are >> flying=20 >> at a lower altitude than in other airplanes, according to Boeing. >> >> Suppliers will be announced later this year for the new jet, >> expected=20 >> to make its first flight in 2007 and be delivered the following year. >> >> Boeing foresees airplane demand remaining strong over the next 20=20 >> years, adding more than 24,000 planes, 18,000 in growth and 6,000 >> in=20 >> replacement planes.