Plans for the aging interisland workhorse. Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 fleet replacement update
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Plans for the aging interisland workhorse. Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 fleet replacement update
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I was pleased to hear that Mr. Ingram will continue to stay with the B717. I recently read that Delta Airlines was in discussion with Boeing to buy back and or change their lease agreement so that Delta could purchase the 737 Max when it finally becomes available. That being said I would imagine that Boeing will soon have a good covey of reconditioned B717’s, although being old would have much lower fuselage cycle times than their current fleet.
A couple of years ago during an inspection of Avborne Air in Miami I saw much to my surprise a Hawaiian Air B717 being repainted. Apparently it flew from Hawaii with Transport bladder tanks. Avborne is one of the few facilities that can service the B717 partly due to the very low profile of the plane. Close inspection of the plane with mechanics I observed excellent upkeep & maintenance and more over the mechanics were all in accord that it was a very fine & tough aircraft. One mechanic said Boeing took all the good attributes of the B717 predecessor the DC9 and made a great plane even better.
It’s like a fine watch that keep running esp. with those bullet proof RR engines.
Good job Peter staying with this remarkable plane!
I worry about the structural integrity of these old 717’s ! As you may recall the incident when half of the roof collapsed on a Aloha 737 years ago. At 16 flights per day on inter islands!
This is a bad move. The 717 should be retired for environmental reasons. Given the realities of climate change, airlines have an obligation to cut their carbon footprint given their high level of cause o the CO2 issue.
Good news. The 717 is an excellent aircraft for inter island routes with lower cabin size, good short runway performance and a full jet feel. Moving to Regional Jets from Embraer and Airbus would be a disaster.
Not a fan of the Airbus A220. As a regional jet it is cramped noisy and felt dated when it first arrived.
Cramped? Seriously, what are you talking about? The seats are wider than any Boeing and it’s a 2/3 configuration with the middle seat having a 19″ width. Your post sounds like the normal A vs. B stuff with no factual merit.