Looking at the FAA's type certificate page (http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/MainF rame?OpenFrameSet), the MD-95 no longer exists. The 717 is listed (still under McDonnell Douglas) on the same type certificate with the DC-9/MD88/MD90aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13, DC-9-14, DC-9-15, DC-9-15F, DC-9-21, DC-9-31, DC-9-32, DC-9-32 (VC-9C), DC-9-32F, DC-9-32F (C-9A, C-9B), DC-9-33F, DC-9-34, DC-9-34F, DC-9-41, DC-9-51, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87) MD-88, MD-90-30, 717-200 Document was date 1 Nov 01. Note that the MD80/81/93/87 are actually listed as DC-9's while the MD88 and MD90 are listed as such. David R > 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.