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Boeing delivered final 717s and concluded commercial production in California

Long Beach, Usa - More than 15,000 airplanes have been produced in the Long Beach factory

Boeing yesterday delivered its final two 717 airplanes to Midwest Airlines and AirTran Airways in a ceremony before thousands of employees, retirees and dignitaries in Long Beach, Calif. The deliveries conclude commercial airplane production in Southern California that began in the 1920s with the Douglas Aircraft Co. The 717 program, which produced 156 airplanes, pioneered breakthrough business and...

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Rome, Italy, 05/24/2006 15:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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