Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar presently has a fleet dominated by Airbus jets. Indeed, the only Boeing aircraft that the silver-liveried airline operates is the US planemaker’s 787-8, the short-fuselage variant of the ‘Dreamliner’ widebody series. However, did you know that another Boeing design played a significant role in Jetstar’s initial years in the early to mid-2000s? This is the story of its Boeing 717s.