Why did Boeing not upgrade the 757?

Likewise, an upgrade wouldn't provide nearly as large of an increase in operational efficiency as a clean-sheet aircraft would. And for precisely this reason, Boeing leadership has consistently indicated that it has no intention of restarting production of the 757 with an updated variant.



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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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Essentially, the 757 is a stretched 737 with a higher range and passenger capacity. The key difference really is that all the 757 variants are capable of flying transatlantic routes, whereas only the longest range 737 variant can do the same.

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The airliner has recorded twelve hull-loss accidents, including eight fatal crashes, as of April 2022.

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A pilot's perspective Smith added that the 757 could get off the ground at a lower speed and use less runway than the 737, making it easier to operate for pilots flying out of smaller airports. Furthermore, the addition of winglets decreased the issue of wake turbulence that earlier 757s were known to generate.

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Trump's Boeing 757 It was originally delivered to Denmark's Sterling Airlines and by 1993 was operated by Mexico's TAESA. In 1995, it became a corporate jet for Paul Allen's enterprises. Trump's DJT Operations I LLC bought the plane in 2011.

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For decades, Boeing's reputation largely rested on four excellent designs: the 747, 757, 767 and 777. Of these, the 757 has enjoyed the longest success without any significant redesign because Boeing engineers got the plane exactly right on the first go.

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Boeing's 757 is the “Atari Ferrari,” “Slippery Snake” and “Long, Tall Sally” (long legs and two great, big …

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Range: The 757 had the range to fly transatlantic from the northeastern coast of the US and Canada to Western Europe, and not much more, but often that was just enough. Today there are many more routes possible in Europe since the end of the Cold War, which a 757 wouldn't be able to do, but the 787 can.

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Delta operates the largest 757 fleet in the world since July 2007, when American Airlines retired its ex-TWA 757s.
  • 757-212 & -26D. In 1996, Delta acquired four Boeing 757-212 aircraft: N750AT, N751AT, N752AT and N757AT (Ships 6901-6904). ...
  • Song's 757 Fleet. ...
  • 757-200 ETOPS. ...
  • 757-251 & -351.


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Can you tell your 737 from a 757? There's a good reason to keep an eye on your aircraft's model number. While they're all pretty much equally safe and every airline makes its own choice of interiors, airplanes vary in age and comfort.

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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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Eliminate the Boeing 757 And there's a good reason for that: the 757 has a cabin that's 11 feet 6 inches wide, the 767 is 15 feet 6 inches, and the much larger 777 is around 19 feet 6 inches, depending on the model. That means the 757 is 42% skinnier. The Boeing 777 is the longest and heaviest of them all.

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There are many variables but we burn somewhere between 5800 to 6400 pounds per hour at normal cruise settings (M 0.78). Real world observations on 757-200 cargo.

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Airlines find that fuel dumping can actually be cheaper than not dumping in certain circumstances. But it's not something pilots do on a routine basis. We spoke with Alison Duquette, spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), who assured us that it doesn't happen very often.

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