Analysis: 5 Similarities Between The Boeing 717 & The McDonnell Douglas DC-9

The Douglas Aircraft Company designed and developed the DC-9 in the 1960s. This aircraft was developed into the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 in 1979, further developing into the MD-90 in the early 90s. Following Boeing's acquisition of McDonnell Douglas in 1997, the then-latest variant, the MD-95, was marketed as Boeing 717.