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Article: Hawaiian Airlines Selects Boeing 717-200s.
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- PR Newswire
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- September 22, 1999
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SEATTLE, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines announced an intent to order 13 Boeing 717-200 regional jets, with rights to purchase an additional seven 717-200s, The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) confirmed today. The value of the 13 airplanes is approximately $430 million.
Delivery of the first Hawaiian 717-200 will be in February 2001, with the remainder scheduled for delivery in the same year. When delivered, the 717s will replace Hawaiian Airlines' 15 DC-9s, and will join 12 DC-10s, thus maintaining Hawaiian Airlines' commitment to flying an all-Boeing fleet.
"Seventy years ago, our company ushered in a new era in Hawaii with the introduction of ...