....Another thing I have been curious about... When AA bought the DC-9 'Super' 80 they insist (and to this day) refer to it as that rather than an MD-80.....Yes, I know I do an AA 'MD-80' t-shirt, and it is interesting to note that AA OK'd that rather than using the DC-9 'Super 80' moniker which AA is evidently fixated with till this day!..... Anybody got any reasons for this? Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- Matthew Montano <mmontano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com