One word: Marketing "Super' makes it sound like a better aircraft David R > ....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