Ha! Though I'm from the country where Bombardiers are made, I'd give the edge to the re-badged Mad Dog. The 717s have years left in them, but I will miss then when they're gone. I love the lines of the T-tails.

I'm with you on that one. Back when I was with Northwest Airlines, we were still flying the DC9 (dash-30s and dash-40s) around. I felt the same way about them, even though some of those planes were probably flying when I was a pre-teen. ;-)

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I too have an affinity for the MD-80/717 type because I flew on those a lot back in college. Good memories.

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I saw the MD-83 models (I believe) flying out of Palm Springs back to Dallas last year. The old engines are noticeably louder. I don't imagine people living on the flight path love that sound, but I do.