But until recently, I'd never set foot on a Boeing 717, a smaller aircraft that Boeing inherited when it bought McDonnell Douglas in 1995 for $13 billion. I tend to like really small jets ...
In October of 2024, Qantas announced the retirement of the 717s operating for Qantaslink on October 26th: “Today marks the end of an era for the Qantas Group with the last remaining QantasLink Boeing ...