Is the Boeing 757 being retired?

The 757 was withdrawn from use as the effect of the pandemic took hold, with 31 aircraft retired in March 2020. American Airlines permanently retired all A330s, B757s, B767s, CRJ-200s, and Embraer 190s last year. Earlier in 2021, American also retired multiple older B737-800s.



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Yet, despite its remarkable capabilities, in late 2003, Boeing decided to end 757 production.

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Apart from a few niche areas, airlines were just not interested in the extra capacity, given the reduction in range (and higher operating cost). It was useful for high-capacity routes and for operating at smaller airports (at that capacity, opting for the 767 was, of course, possible).

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There were 625 Boeing 757 aircraft in service as of December 2020, comprising 572 757-200s and 53 757-300s.

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The popular twinjet has now been flying for 41 years. 41 years ago today, on February 19th, 1982, the Boeing 757 took to the skies for the first time. This came a week earlier than planned, and while the test aircraft encountered certain issues, the type became an FAA-certified airliner by the end of that year.

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It plans to introduce the A321neo in April, and use the jet to replace 757s on transcontinental routes from its Boston hub, said Hauenstein. He added that Delta could continue flying its youngest 757 until 2035, or 30 years after it was delivered in 2005.

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The type never really caught on as no other airlines purchased the type. Today, the 757M is still a very rare aircraft. At one time Pemco World Air Services, Vision Techology Systems and Precision Conversions all offered the 757.

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In early October 2021, TUI Airways retired the last of its Boeing 757s. On October 3, BY4707 from Heraklion, Greece to London/Gatwick was operated by G-OOBP. The next day, BY7723 from Paphos, Cyprus to Birmingham was flown by G-OOBB.

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“If you could book a 737 500, and you find out it's a 737 MAX, technically they don't have to honor your request. … So you don't have a right to specify you are not going to go on a 737 MAX.”

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So to your original question, a person who has a current type rated for required pilot flight crewmember duties on a Boeing 747 cannot perform the same duties on a Boeing 787, 737, etc. without being type rated on those aircraft as well.

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easyJet did not have a fleet strategy to include the 757. Indeed, it would not have had a 757 flying for it at all were it not for a brief spell of crew shortages. According to conversations on the Aviation Forum, easyJet wet leased all four of its 757s to operate flights over the busy summer season that year.

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With its new wing and high thrust engines, the 757 could cruise at a higher altitude than the advanced 727-200, allowing greater fuel savings and use of higher airways. The 757's four-wheel main landing gear units allowed operations on runways previously closed to commercial planes of its size.

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The 757 features a very efficient supercritical wing, which, during certain brief periods of flight during takeoff or landing, can produce a wake vortex stronger than that of a much larger Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Therefore, the [required] separation is longer than [for] other narrow-bodied airliners.

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