Originally Posted by moa999
Given these 717s are secondhand and there aren't any new ones, isnt it just take them as they come.
The difference between the bigger (21K) and smaller (18.5k) engines is something along the lines of: a screwdriver, a LAME, changes to the FADEC/ECU settings and AFM supplements. Oh, almost forgot, BIG maintenance $$$ too. There's a 20k option too (B engines) but I've not heard of it being used.
Some
lessors won't agree to the
bigger engines, others will.