Why was the 757 unpopular?

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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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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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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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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Fleet development In October 2021, Jet2.com announced that they had placed an order with Airbus to purchase multiple Airbus A321neo aircraft to replace their Boeing 757 aircraft. In July 2022, Jet2.com further announced that they had expanded their order with Airbus, ordering a total of 60 A321neo aircraft.

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