Long Beach Airport, Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, 90846, United States
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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Boeing release dated 23 September 1999: 'The Boeing Company today delivered its first 717-200 ... to launch customer AirTran Airways.' (Boeing's October 2000 anniversary release says 24 September; the same-day release is used.)[1]On 23 September 1999 Boeing delivered its first 717-200 to launch customer AirTran Airways, three weeks after joint FAA and European certification. AirTran put its first two 717s into revenue service from 12 October.
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