The Boeing 717-200 was discontinued in 2006 after just 156 planes were built.

This was the best opportunity, far and away, to sublease the Boeing 717 aircraft," he said. Delta said the 717s "will primarily replace small 50-seat regional jets on a capacity-neutral basis." ...

Delta will introduce 88 Boeing 717-200 aircraft - on lease from Southwest - to its fleet starting next year.

The first 717 to fly paying passengers for Delta departed Atlanta this morning for Newark, flying as Flight 2343 and officially marking the debut of the 110-seat jet for Delta.

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is retiring its Boeing 717s and Boeing 767-300ER jets by the end of 2025 as it cuts costs.

The Boeing 717-200 aircraft involved, registered as N942AT, is 25.8 years old. It is configured with 12 first class and 98 economy seats, according to the record on planespotters.net.

The second-largest U.S. airline Delta Air Lines Inc . ( DAL ) will introduce 88 The Boeing Company ( BA ) 717-200 aircraft to its fleet starting next.

Delta’s embrace of mid-life 777s may also help shore up values and kindle more interest among the airline’s rivals, just as Delta did with Boeing’s narrow-body 717.

But did you know that Boeing once made an aircraft even smaller than the smallest 737 MAX 7 variant and had about the same number of seats as the 737-600? It's called the 717.

Delta Air Lines has finalised an agreement with Southwest Airlines and Boeing Capital to lease 88 Boeing 717-200s beginning in August 2013.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) will begin taking delivery of Boeing Co. (BA) 717 aircraft as early as 2013 and has agreed to sublease all 88 of Southwest Airlines Co.'s (LUV) Boeing 717s over three years.