The list of Boeing 717 operators lists both former and current operators of the aircraft.
As of October 2024, there are 99 Boeing 717-200 aircraft in service with two airlines. [1]
Airline | Country | Photo | Status | Notes | Ref |
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Delta Air Lines | United States | 80 | Long-term lease from Southwest Airlines. To be retired by 2025 and replaced by Airbus A220.[ citation needed ] | [2] [3] | |
Hawaiian Airlines | United States | 19 | [4] [5] |
Airline | Country | Photo | Status | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerolíneas de Baleares | Spain | 5 | Rebranded as Quantum Air in 2009 | ||
AirTran Airways | United States | 88 | Subleased to Delta Air Lines in mid-2013 and remain in service there. | [2] [3] [4] | |
American Airlines | United States | 29 | Taken over from Trans World Airlines and sold to AirTran Airways | ||
Bangkok Airways | Thailand | 3 | |||
Blue1 | Finland | 9 | phased out in 2015; sold to Volotea and Delta Air Lines | [6] | |
Germanwings | Germany | 2 | Leased from Aerolíneas de Baleares | ||
Impulse Airlines | Australia | 8 | Later acquired by Qantas | ||
Jetstar | Australia | 14 | Dry-leased from Air Connect | ||
MexicanaClick | Mexico | 19 | Ceased operations in 2010. | [7] | |
Midwest Airlines | United States | 25 | Phased out in November 2009. | [8] | |
Olympic Airlines | Greece | 3 | |||
QantasLink | Australia | 23 | Phased out in October 2024. | ||
Quantum Air | Spain | 5 | Ceased operations in 2010. All aircraft transferred to Blue1. | ||
Spanair | Spain | 4 | All aircraft transferred to Blue1 | [9] | |
Trans World Airlines | United States | 29 | 50 were ordered; 29 acquired by American Airlines. | ||
Turkmenistan Airlines | Turkmenistan | 7 | Phased out in July 2018. Last operator in Asia. | ||
Volotea | Spain | 19 | Phased out in January 2021 and replaced by Airbus A319-100s | [10] |
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