Trip Report: Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200: ECONOMY

[@FattyFPV]

The 717s and the MD-80s just have a special place in my heart

[@annmarielance4838]

Im so hyped now for my trip Thursday from Little Rock to Atlanta on 717 then onward to Orlando on 757. Seat 20D though, however the engines always soothe me for some reason. Love it! Thank you for this video.

[@FLLAviation]

glad you enjoyed it!

[@zoom-cast]

I'll be on 717 shortly from Atlanta to Oklahoma. Couldn't be more excited! Thanks for the video, super educational

[@scorpyonn]

Love flying on this plane. Nothing nicer than the growling sound of those RR engines as they start up.

[@FLLAviation]

We must cherish the last of the T-tail's while they are still around. While it ain't no MD-88, the engine roar is unique in its own way to this plane.

[@garyaudy542]

Just completed a flight from ATL to BTV on a Delta 717. Overall a great flight.

[@FLLAviation]

Can't go wrong with them! The last of the T-tails will stay strong for the next 5-8 years at least

[@FattyFPV]

Such a great little plane

[@sxflyer5410]

Managed to fly on a 717 twice so far, both with Qantas in Australia in 2018/19. Last year I was supposed to fly on one in the US with Delta, but they changed the aircraft to a CRJ-900 sadly. I really hope I will get the chance to fly on one again, as I live in Europe and no airlines here have them in service anymore. Thanks for the video! The sounds really give me goosebumps, and memories of my own experience flying the 717! :D

[@FLLAviation]

Delta has plans to hold onto the 717's till at least 2028, so you definitely have time!

[@palmbeachasmr]

Boeing 717s remind me of DC 9s and Fokker 100s due to the seating arrangements and engine sounds. I remember flying in a Boeing 717 a few times to Fort Lauderdale, FL on an AirTran flight back in 2011. I love old school aircrafts.

[@FLLAviation]

I’ve flown these planes a few times under AT and DL colors now. Wish I videoed the AT experiences but I was a young lad back then

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

The 717 is actually a re-engined DC9/MD80, if you can believe that. Of course, the cockpit is also much more modern. Boeing acquired the design when McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in August 1997. The original name of the 717 was the MD95. It’s a similar situation to how Bombardier’s C series became the Airbus A220.

[@bcase1962]

Never on Delta but I flew on Midwest's version of the 717 which was basically 2x2 first class, the whole plane. Probably one of the best flying experiences I've ever had.

[@FLLAviation]

Gonna miss these planes when they get retired. The last of the maddogs

[@juanesairlines]

I flew on 717 from Montreal to Atlanta and it is my 4th Boeing preferred bird lovely ❤

[@joshuagage8426]

Funny enough, my first ever commercial flight was on an AirTran 717 from ROC to ORD for my senior trip in 2003. I’ll be flying the 717 again next month from BNA to DTW.

[@michaelmichniak7287]

Was this a charter flight? Airtran never flew into ORD ( O'Hare ), just MDW ( Midway)

[@joshuagage8426]

@@michaelmichniak7287 I completely messed up my codes it was ROC to MCO.

[@stevenS6598]

Great trip report. I like the hassle free trip out of DAB. I have flown on the 717-200 from HNL-OGG on Hawaiian, MCO-ATL-MCO on Air Tran and roundtrip JFK to MCO & TPA on Delta. The 717-200 was always a great flight. Thanks for posting your DAB-ATL trip report.

[@FLLAviation]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@abbasrizvi9389]

Nice, Flew 717 on Airtran a lot between ATL and MDW.

[@B737900ER]

I flew with Airtran 717 back in 2005. Myrtle Beach to Atlanta. Maybe I can fly it again next time I visit USA.

[@FLLAviation]

definitely do it! They are fun planes to fly

[@aviationfascination]

Good report! I only wish you had filmed more of the engine during takeoff.

[@kirkzevola5004]

Awesome flight onboard B717-200 N990AT sure looks like one hell of a flight you had

[@russell7926]

Delta has the 717 on some longer flights like EWR - MSP, which usually takes about 2.5 hours. Personally I feel that Delta should have planes with IFE for a flight of that duration.

[@corriebritz2653]

Flying on the Delta 717 this month 29th Louisville to Atlanta can't wait😎🇺🇲🦅💪🏼

[@FLLAviation]

enjoy the flight!

[@ArturoJ1000]

I’ll be flying on one this evening into Atlanta. I’m in 26A.

[@FLLAviation]

the best seat!

[@nick.4783]

Was debating on flying on this or on JetBlue from HPN, it’s the same price but since JetBlue has tv’s most likely booking w them

[@ToeJam24]

the 717 aand or MD11 is the A-10 warthog of Commercial Airliner

[@christiankelly6321]

Nice video!

[@AshleyGoodVibes]

I’m riding in one of these on Thursday . Totally picked rows 26 for both ways and , nervous to be next to the engines 🤣😂 I’m a nervous flyer 🤣

[@FLLAviation]

As an avgeek, row 26 is the money seat on the 717. The sounds of the engine are what we live for. But I can assure you it's perfectly safe to sit there, just a bit louder during takeoff and landing when the engine is at higher RPMs.

[@maplemanz]

I talked to the captain after a flight and asked about the retirement date for the 717 ,and he said 2030 because there is a engine backlog at Airbus so they are keeping the 717 in service longer.

[@FLLAviation]

Can't complain that we have them for another 5-6 years!

[@interstategar]

I sometimes pick up and deliver the turbine blades for GE engines. There's alot of steps involved in making them.

[@FLLAviation]

Oh I can imagine! Quite the process

[@flyinghow]

Nice vid....such a shame that the 717 is about the only thing left out there to hear those musical engine noises from, for the AV geeks lol. MDs, DC9s, 727s, etc., are all gone. They don't come my way so I might have to chase one down.

[@FLLAviation]

Delta will have them until 2028, so you have time

[@aycc-nbh7289]

@@FLLAviationWhat would they use after that? They don’t have any 737 MAX series aircraft in active use to my knowledge, so will they be using them instead?

[@FLLAviation]

@@aycc-nbh7289 The A220 is the intended 717 replacement

[@aycc-nbh7289]

@@FLLAviation Are you sure? The A220 seems as though it is shorter in both overall length and range.

[@sju_planespotter]

Out of curiosity, may I ask what’s your major? Fellow ERAU stud here! The MadPup is great, last iteration of the DC9 left. Sadly, Boeing prematurely ceased production, it could’ve been a great competitor to the A220-100 and E190-E2 in the 100 seat market. Now that’s why Boeing is lacking in the 100 seat market apart from the 757 market debacle after not having a replacement to it, losing to the A321XLR! Only time I’ve flown the Pup was in 2019 from Chicago.

[@FLLAviation]

I'm a meteorology major at ERAU, currently wrapping up my 3rd year. I really wish the 717 did better as well, fun little plane to fly.

[@austin.draude]

All Boeing has to do is make a few tweaks to the aerodynamics and probably re-engine the plane and it would be a perfect competitor to Airbus in the 110-seat market. Airbus needs some competition there.

[@maplemanz]

So what if they don't have IFE , Seeing how the flights are very short.

[@FLLAviation]

The 717's fly missions up to 3 hours long, but with the advent of free wifi the lack of IFE is less of an issue now

[@adua78]

@@FLLAviationspeak for yourself. I fly Delta everywhere, paying a bit more pretty often, and one key reason is the integrated IFE. I don’t want to watch my phone. I’m about to fly 2.5 hours on this jet and could have flown cheaper since im getting a basic experience. Step it up Delta.

[@DrewTubeDrew]

Damnit!

[@geromebrown7582]

If the md-88 and dc-9 had a baby this is the product 😂… it’s cute lil Barbie jet 🙌🏽 ❤️ I wish Southwest Airlines would have kept them .

[@FLLAviation]

They found a better home at DL in my opinion

[@adua78]

Ugghhh no TV’s???

[@FLLAviation]

It's the only mainline fleet to not have it, but at least they offer free wifi now.

[@michaelsharp3615]

I was at ATL recently

[@liflyer0413]

No one cares

[@frankrizzo8918]

What is IFE ?

[@FLLAviation]

In flight entertainment screen

[@Katwoman4318]

Thanks. Had no clue either? 😂😅🤣

[@theamazinggoldfish8713]

In the USAF it used to be "in flt emergency" 😂

[@brucestagner9591]

it is a easy enough plane to fly . It had power. So unlike basic DC9 it didn't spend all its time climbing. I got to fly several that were show room new. Lost my medical in , 2004 on medical retirement. I have free passes on Southwest. But,strange to me I Cant say why .I havent rode as a pax or flew since my last time I flew the 717 May 04,2004.At the top of my career It ended.Im sad or any remorce .Grateful that with no military or college. raised in projects and trailer parks. I was proud for the opportunity. I got to fly the old aircraft dc-3s beach 18 and the commuters jet stream and then it was a modern age airplane so it covered a good span. After 18 years. Enough about me about the airplane I loved it it's a great airplane.