Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22254 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (12 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1351 times:
While both are efficient aircraft, the B717 does burn less fuel than the 737-600. One of the marketing problems with the 737-600 is that it is "heavy" compared to the 717, as it weights more, and a larger % of its take off weight is of the structural weight versus potential payload.
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