Funny thing is you're not actually flying a Boeing and not a 717. You're flying a Boeing marketing effort which renamed a re-engined, upgraded Douglas product, the DC-9 which was upgraded to the McDoug MD-80 and then this version was originally the MD-95. And any aviation historian will tell you the BOEING model 717 is actually the KC-135 which has a smaller fuselage diameter than the 707. So, are you saying you're a Boeing fan, a Douglas fan or a McDoug fan?

Also, Airbus came from Aerospatiale, not exactly a new company and that company came from Nord and Sud which also are not new companies. Granted not as old as Boeing but not exactly a newbie in the business either.

And as for composite aircraft, you are discounting the Starship and the Premier or were you limiting your scan to just airliners?