First 717 Delivery Shifts to September

Delivery of the first Boeing 717-200 to AirTran Airways has been put off until September, primarily due to delays in completing flight test aircraft and the time required to certify the aircraft's optional Category 3B autoland system. The first delivery originally was to be in June, but the date...

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