Taxiing Delta Air Lines Boeing 717-200.
Registration: N989DN.
The Boeing 717 is an American commercial aircraft built from 1998 to 2006. Originally the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, it was the latest family member of the successful Douglas DC-9 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and MD-90 aircraft types. The MD-95 has the same fuselage dimensions as the DC-9-30 and MD-87, but with the advanced wings and engines of the larger MD-90.
When Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas in the '90s, several orders had already been placed for the MD-95. As a result, Boeing decided to build the aircraft. However, the name was changed to Boeing 717. The aircraft made its maiden flight on 9 February 1998, with the first delivery following on 23 September 1999.
The Boeing 717-200 is the only type that was built. An extended version, the Boeing 717-300, was considered, but plans for it were not realised.
This photo was taken on 29 April 2017 at Houston William P. Hobby Airport.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…