Boeing 717 in renewed European sales campaign
Boeing signaled its new resolve to target regional airline applications for its 100-seat 717-200 by putting an aircraft on static display at Salzburg Airpo
Boeing signaled its new resolve to target regional airline applications for its 100-seat 717-200 by putting an aircraft on static display at Salzburg Airport during the ERA assembly. This followed the U.S. airframer’s debut appearance at the annual ERA gathering in Athens, Greece, last year.
Derived from the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, the 717 has long been viewed as something as an orphan in the Boeing family. But now the manufacturer is looking to capitalize on the fact that regional carriers in scope-clause-less Europe are looking to operate larger jet equipment. This opportunity has been boosted by the departure from the marketplace over the past 12 months of Fairchild Dornier with its 728 and 928 and BAE Systems with its Avro RJX series.
