Flying on the RARE Boeing 717 | Flight Review | IAD-ATL
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2023
- In this travel vlog, we fly on Delta standard economy class on the vintage Boeing 717 from Washington Dulles Airport in DC to Atlanta International Airport in Georgia. While flying on a Boeing 737 or Airbus A321 may be the standard domestic airplane to fly on, in this review, I fly on one of the few 717's still in operation. only Delta Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and QantasLink still operate the Boeing in their fleets, thus this aircraft truly is a rare sight in airports across the world. Bonus The Boeing 717 takeoff is thrilling! The engine roar is fully audible within this video.
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my first ever flight was on a 717, through a no longer existing airline called AirTran
Ahh fun! Kind of proves the point 😅
@@theavidaviator yea, I was only about 8, long before I had a internet in aviation. I don’t remember much, but I do remember watching the flaps and spoilers
The best part is, all of the Delta 717s are old AirTran planes. Delta took them when Southwest bought out AirTran and opted out of taking the 717s... you probably noticed the AT at the end of their registration numbers painted on the plane.
I miss AirTran...I never got to take part in the cheap business class flights... but the XM satellite radio on board was incredible 😊
@@austin.draude Crazy! The history behind Delta's 717s is rich.
Dulles to Detroit and then on to Kansas City on these earlier this week, same seat too, the take off acceleration on these is unmatched on anything I've ever flown,, made me smile.
It’s a shame the 717 won’t be flying much longer, they are headed to the same fate as the md-80s
Yeahhh... and I mean the 717 is just a slightly newer version of the MD 80 anyways.
The MD-80 was first introduced in 1979, 20 years before the 717! Delta is also planning to keep flying them till at least 2030.
What a crying shame! It is still a good and reliable aircraft!
@@kenpalmer1965 It is. At least the 757s will be around a while longer
I can remember flying on the 717 when they still had that new plane smell with AirTran airways. Now you mentioned how old these planes are several times, and they might be compared to other airlines, but remember Delta seems to hang onto their aircraft a bit longer then others. The 717 was produced from 1998-2006 making the youngest 17 years old. Delta's fleet of 757 and 767 average age is just as old, if not older. And several A320 aircraft that were part of Northwest airlines fleet that merged into Delta I believe are even older. The 717 was a McDonnell Douglas design and is the grandchild of the DC-9. Northwest and later Delta had a large DC-9 fleet that was only retired less then a decade ago and at retirement many of these aircraft were over 40 years old. The old DC-9 was built like a tank and I bet the 717 was too!
Check out some of the other 717 videos on CZcams... the climb on every one of them is incredible. These things are not flying video games like the new planes out there... these birds were meant to be FLOWN.
Love the 717 been on it dozens of time
717s fly in and out of my city all of the time, its also probably my favorite commercial aircraft
I am so glad I am a part of this plane. I use the 717-200 from AVL-ATL. I have flown it around 3-4 times now. I realize that I’m very lucky to fly one of these before they disappear. These planes are incredibly amazing. Although I am young, I am still very sad that these are going out very soon. I will always have a story to tell people when I am older that I could be a part of this beautiful plane. I will try to fly the 717 even more. Goodbye 🫡
I love these old thunder wagons ❤❤❤
That's one of their best qualities! I'm so glad I got to fly on one before Delta starts phasing them out... 😭
@@theavidaviator You want a thunder wagon, did you ever fly on the DC-9-10? Now that was a true thunder wagon with a rocket take off that pushed you back in your seat with a steep climb. Many years ago I flew them from Midway airport in Chicago on Midway airlines. I swear, lightly loaded those planes took off using less then half the short runway's (longest 6500') at MDW. And if you were sitting at the back near the engine you had better bring some ear plugs!
@@michaelmichniak127 I wish I had... 😭
Would love reviews of all the options Delta has to offer. Video well done!
We island hop on these in Hawaii all the time! Love that engine roar on takeoff and views of the ocean while flying Interisland. I’m also an A&P mechanic and work on the type at our local airline.
I love that Hawaiian Airlines has still flown these!
Wow, I didn’t realize how few of these are left. I get to fly on these planes like 20 times a year cause that’s all that flies between my little regional airport and the big international airports. They are an amazing plane to fly on.
Oh wow! I guess it's not that rare for you then, but yes, for the rest of us, they're definitely not common anymore, especially in European, Asian, and African aviation markets. Hope you enjoyed the video!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The 717 is beautiful, but not super rare. You can find A LOT of them at Atlanta, but still an awesome piece of history!
You can still fly on them, thanks to Delta! But soon they will all be phased out... 😭
I found your channel from an old Airline Manager 4 video, and love this content too!
Glad you enjoy it!
Nice video. Itäs one Iäd like to fly on as well one day.
But hey, it's an inflight _entertainment_ system, not an inflight entertainment _system_
Okay, I just looked this up to find out what the heck is this 717. I just flew on one (Delta) from Montreal to Atlanta and there was no IFE, even in First Class! I then caught my connecting flight to Jacksonville on a 757, which was a nicer plane with IFE but for a 43 minute flight it didn't matter as much. Would have rather had the bigger/better plane on the longer flight for sure. PS, yes there was Wifi for purchase for $15 but it was crap, a complete waste of money. They didn't even off the Delta Go-Go Entertainment on your device which you used to get if you were on a plane with no IFE.
I’m flying on this is 3 months.
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What row were you in?
🎉#707
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Less talk more action.
The 757 is more vintage than the 717s are
Yeah, depends on the variation, but in general, that can be true.
@@theavidaviator it's very True my friend!!!! The 757 first flew in 1983!!! The first 717 flew in 1998!!!!! You tell me which is vintage lol!!! Plus Delta flies A320s from Northwest Airlines that were delivered too NWA in the late 80s early 90s so clearly the 717s aren't the oldest planes in Delta's fleet!!! Actually the 717s are closet in age to the 737-800s in Delta's fleet so if you consider the 717s too be vintage then you might as well include the 737-800s in that category as well 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️ just saying
🎉#707