When Southwest Airlines bought AirTran, they had no interest in that airline’s Boeing 717-200 aircraft, like N956AT. The fleet was shipped to Delta Air Lines and this airliner has been with them since 2014. We photographed the B712 on September 8, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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N956AT was first delivered to AirTran on December 21, 2000. The Boeing 717-2BD was then transferred to Delta Air Lines on April 23, 2014. AirTran ceased to exist on December 28, 2014 after being acquired by Southwest Airlines.
AirTran commenced operations in 1993 as Conquest Sun Airlines and was renamed in 1994. At the time of their demise, they had a fleet of 140 aircraft flying to 69 destinations. The airline was headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
N956AT is configured for a maximum total of 110 passengers. There are 12 seats in first class, 20 more in premium economy and 78 economy class seats. This is one of 91 Boeing 717-200 models in the Atlanta based airline’s main fleet.
On November 10, 2006, flying for AirTran from Altanta, Georgia to Memphis, Tennessee, this Boeing 717-200 experienced a bit of trouble after landing. The airplane was driven off the taxiway and the nose landing gear collapsed.
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Boeing 717-200
The maiden flight of the Boeing 717-200 took place on September 2, 1998 and the first entered service with launch customer AirTran on October 12, 1999. The final B712 ever built was also delivered to AirTran. Originally, this was to be the MD-95 built by McDonnell Douglas but the two manufacturers merged in 1997. In all, 156 were built between 1998 and 2006.
The Boeing 717-200 is 38 metres or 124 feet in length with a wingspan of 28 metres or 93 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands nine metres or 30 feet in height. Delta Air Lines is the currently the world’s largest operator of the B712 with 91 in service.
Delta Air Lines
The airline was founded in 1924 as Huff Daland Dusters and commenced operations as Delta Air Lines in 1929. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam Alliance. Other founding members include AeroMexico, Air France and Korean Air. There are now 20 full members and the alliance is headquartered at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands.
The main Delta fleet has nearly 890 aircraft flying to 325 destinations around the world. The highest capacity airliner in the fleet is the Airbus A350-900. The most numerous in the fleet is the Boeing 737-900ER. All their Boeing 747-400 airplanes were phased out with the last retired in 2017.