Why The Boeing 757 Is So Good
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2021
- In this video, we’ll talk about the greatness of the Boeing 757. We’ll also explore the competition that the plane has, and how Boeing could potentially solve the issue that they find themselves in.
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Here the next part of the 757 story: Why Won't Boeing MAX the 757? Watch here: ua-cam.com/video/a-rxOwzX4Yc/v-deo.html
Somehow I think that "Maxxing the 7X7" probably isn't a brilliant term to use in upgrading/rating a new type of aircraft. What with the 737 MAX issues and all that.
Why is the 757 so good ?,,,,,,,,,,because it's secretly made by Airbus ?!!! (sarcasm) think 737 max.
Max equals failure
I think part of the reason we didn’t see a 797 or direct new replacement for the 757 was because Boeing was so entrenched with the 787.
I remember being on what was then called the “World Design Team” back in 2000 / 2001 as a student at Embry Riddle. Basically all it was were focus groups that helped Boeing refine the design, features, & specs of the new plane; which at that time was still called the 7E7.
Boeing didn’t have the resources to develop 2 aircraft from scratch when the 7E7 (later to become 787) was not only new but utilizing composites as opposed to traditional aluminum.
I would agree that Boeing doubled down on the 737. Their outlook was that they were going to beat Airbus into the next gen composite airliner market (which they did) because at that time the A380 (then dubbed A3XX) was in development.
There was no way Boeing was going to press ahead with the 7E7 AND design a 757 replacement all at the same time.
The aircraft which Boeing should’ve MAXed
With all the excess thrust, it's nowhere close to being MAXed either. Maybe the narrow fuselage...
Should’ve made it even longer
It's too old to max. I think they did a research and max-ing it would basically require a new aircraft. The length and narrowness of the cabin means slow turn around times. The wing is specially designed for high lift and the specific engines so replacing them would mean a redesigned wing. So in the end it was better to just maintain it then max it. Hope this helps.
They shouldn’t have Maxed the 737 or 757. The 757 has been out of production for years so the advantage of manufacturing goes out the window, and the plane didn’t sell the best. The 737max is basically a 2 engine 707-120 with new wings and better materials. The point is is that they are taking an old design beyond its limits. They should have just built the 797. The 797 should have been a single isle jet but with a wider fuselage to reduce boarding time. The jets smallest variant would be a 737-800 sized plane with its largest variant being larger than the 757-200 but smaller than the 757-300. They should have had a variant in the middle a little smaller than the a321 but a little larger than the 737-900.
@@deltafox757 757-300
The 757 is indeed a great aircraft. Built at a time when Boeing was great. A powerful , reliable and fast workhorse. I enjoyed all my 757 flights.
I became a Captain on the B757 on April 2001. Loved flying the a/c. It was brilliant and runway performance was never an issue. Great landing performance too with a VRef of 132KT at MLM (90000KG) with 8 brakes. Typical 233 pax ZFW was about 79000KG, so Landing weight was usually around 83000KG. The RR211-535E4 had masses of power and the CAT IIIB Autoland down to 75m RVR with No DH was awesome. The AFDS (Autopilot Flight Director System) with triple IRS, triple Autopilot and triple Flight Director was a joy. We had the a/c in all Economy 233 seats and used to operate from the UK to the USA, Canada, all Europe as well as the Middle and Far East. A W E S O M E! As I recall, you could have pretty much max ZFW (83500KG) plus max Fuel (31400KG Fuel). Not a feat many a/c could achieve. As I recall, an average en-route tailwind component of about 43 KT meant it could do Orlando Florida to London non-stop with 233 pax. With its wonderful power and performance,take-off at MTOM of 115000+KG was ok even up to around 34 deg C on a decent runway. There were times when we could have taken off from some shortish runways in the Greek Islands surrounded by terrain with 233 pax and a tailwind when other types could not get away at all with a full Economy Config load. We even had to take much of their baggage load as well as our own so they could depart without a tech-stop. We were rightly instructed by our Director of Flight Operations to only carry the bags for non B757 Company a/c as helping other operators who had not invested in the 757 was giving them an unfair advantage. I’ll never forget the mighty 757 - a thing of beauty and supreme performance capability. Ot looked right and it flew right! It was extremely reliable and it was great knowing it had all that 535-E4 POWER! Sooo lucky and blessed to have operated it.🙏
I flew the 757 out of Denver for 2-1/2 years, mainly on trips to Hawaii (Lihue on Kauai, Maui, and Kona on the Big Island). I've also flown the A319/320 series - with over 6,500 hours on the type. I'm back flying the A319/320 series as a result of everything Covid related. The 757 is what I like to call "old school" technology. Nothing fancy, but it's very much a pilot's machine. The 757 has such an amazing capability for what it does that it's going to be very hard to replace. We could take a full load of passengers on a hot summer's day from Denver to Lihue (the furthest Hawaii destination) without any performance issues. Conversely, loading up a full 757 and departing from Lihue's relatively short 6,500' runways (back to Denver) wasn't an issue either. While I also enjoy the Airbus, I am a bit skeptical as to whether the A321XLR will be able to actually replace the 757 on the same routes. I've seen the engineering and the marketing numbers for the A321XLR, and they certainly look impressive. HOWEVER, the 757 is a well proven machine, the A321XLR is not. Don't get me wrong here, I am a fan of the A320 series overall. Nothing would please me more than being able to fly with the overall comfort of the A321XLR to Hawaii - but as they say, seeing is believing.
Excellent summation. I too flew it and the Bus. I also flew the B737. Management has been sold a phony bill of goods. Namely that a stretch B737 with a similar number of seats is essentially the same plane. Nothing can be further from the truth. When you look at a 757, what stands out? Double bogey main gear. That means TWICE the braking capability. Add to that powerful engines and a different wing and you have a plane capable of MUCH MORE. It can get into the air on hot days, off of short runways at high elevation airports. Every day of the week. And it can land on short runways at heavy gross weights. Or, go around at those same airports and have the required performance.
Yes, it's the same fuselage. But it's a more capable airplane than any of the old 737s, up to the 800s.
John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. Land on speed and make the high-speed turnoff with minimal effort. Try that with a super-guppy. Then load it up to the gills on a hot day and head for Chicago. No problem.
The problem with the 757 and the 737 is the fuselage diameter. They are both the same as the original 707. When was that designed? How much did people weigh then? How much now? The A320 family has a significantly wider fuselage and even it is tight. People are much heavier, especially Americans. A larger diameter fuselage is what's needed. Start with a clean sheet of paper. Modern engines and systems.
I can see the A321XLR having similar legs to the 757 but it will be very hard to match the takeoff performance the 75 offers. Here's to hoping the XLR and NMA are just as beloved as the old 75.
We operate into Mexico City with the 757 and take 65-70 thousand pounds of payload out, piece of cake. I've heard friends say the A321 is way underpowered plus there is no way it can lift that much payload from any airport.
IF IT AINT A BOEING, I AINT GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're special. Planes are proven by testing. Not believing
I will never forget my first take off in a 757. Full plane and it accelerated very quickly and was airborne much faster than I was used to. I am in no way an aviation expert, but even I could tell this was a hot rod! No single aisle plane can come close.
"Why The Boeing 757 Is So Good" never mentions why it is and then proceeds to talk about every other plane in existence.
And yet, it listed every reason. All zero of them.
757 is the goat. beauty and capability all wrapped into one package. can't beat it.
The 757 is the only plane that can surprise the crew that work on them either mechanics all the way up to the tower of its perfomance capabilities. I got a friend/old ramp colleague who was an aircraft mechanic for Delta and the 757 was 1 of his favorite birds. He said that doing engine run up tests if not careful you could nearly rip the wings off because the engines were overpowered. My friend describes the 757 as the sports car of the sky
More of a sports sedan. It’s like an M5.
The sports car of the sky was the Mad Dog. It was loud, fast, ate a bunch of fuel, and was far too much plane for many pilots😂
Real mechanics don’t call them birds
i took a 757 to paris from dulles in 2001. it was a smooth and remarkably safe airplane. solid as a rock, boeing is stupid to stop making this. It was night and snowing.
Yeah
The 757 wasn't selling back then, you can't keep making a plane that doesn't sell. The Airlines were still in the hub/spoke mentality at the time.
Must have been united? I’m a manger here at IAD
Paris Dulles on a 757 is a massive stretch. They can't make it without a fuel stop unless the winds are very light, particularly in winter. United tried it following the Continental merger. There were scores of fuel stops. It was an idiotic move.
@@lbowsk OK so maybe it was a 767 .I don't remember.
I’m a massive 757 fan!
Was, and still is, the cutest jet made
A 757 is pass cute they are gorgeous!!!! Cute is what you would call a DC9 or so lol
Nah its the a220 or 787 to me
one of the ugliest airliners made
@@ant2312 Troll.
Delta is actually the airliner using this wonderful plane. Many years flying with the 757.
Plane was new in 1987. Went to St Croix by way of St John. With few people on the plane and light load of fuel, the pilot got on the announcement system and told us the weight of the plane and total thrust available. Wish I could remember the numbers. To this day no other flight on any aircraft has matched that angle of attack. Pretty sure 45 degrees. What a blast.
This is the reason why I’m dying for Boeing to release the proposed 757-Plus along with the 767-X.
Kind of a funny statement these days 😂😂😂 if you not dying you be on a Airbus 😊
Nothing comes close to being a passenger on a near empty RR powered 757 with an enthusiastic pilot in command. Without a doubt one of the greatest subsonic commercial aircraft ever made. It will be very missed.
Recently flew from ORD to ATL. Clocked 617 mph with a 35 mph tailwind. Didn’t even break into a sweat. Smooth, quiet, and comfortable.
There is a fly in 5:30
specifically came looking for this comment, i swear i was going insane
I saw the fly too.
I was gonna say that 😂😂😂😂😂
I noticed that too. I didn't know flies needed to take an airplane.
When I was learning to fly, we learned that it had its own wake category classification. I learned to give it lots of room. . .
What’s the category called
@@eggify1096 category: = Stay away! It has the wake turbulence of a heavy twin isle jet. Thus it requires a higher spacing than any other single isle jet.
@@eggify1096 The 757 is considered a 'Heavy for wake turbulence separation.
That plane is a true hot rod. I spent a week in training in Florida way back in 2006 and got a privilige of being a passenger in one of these marvelous machines.
Me and my two co-workers departed from Helsinki in Finnair MD-11 - which was another hotrod of the skies at the time. From JFK we flew to Tampa with Song Airlines B757. Only people on board were just three of us, the cabin crew and pilots. The pre flight safety briefing was extremely hilarious and the cabin crew treated us like we were something special. I think it was April 28 or 29. Little did the three of us know the faith of the Song Airlines a day or two later. Never the less, my best flight experience ever. Thak You Song Airlines crew. When that 757 took off the runway it was really going places... 😎
I wish 757 wasn't even retired
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Once flew FIJI to PALAU on a 757.Max TOW, full pax load (max ZFW), MAX FUEL LOAD, landed at MLW, short runway, still had 7000kgs of fuel, what a beast!
757-200ER : A321XLR
~MTOW; 116T : 101T
~OEW; 58T : 50T
~Fuel Capacity; 36.3T : 18.7T+(RCT;10T)
~Range; 7600km : 8700km
~Engine Thrust; 37000lbs : 33000lbs
~Cabin Length; 36m : 34m
~Cabin Width; 3.5m : 3.7m
A lot can happen in 40 years in engineering =)
Imagine it on new wings and engines, it would nearly make the XLR irrelevant.
Then I'm wondering if there's a next-gen 757-300 with ultra efficient version of PW2000🛫🤓
@@CARBONHAWK1 Boeing has already destroyed the tooling for the 757. To build a new 757 now means that it has to start from zero. That is why Boeing can't find a business case to do it.
@@fleemwings207 but why destroy such a winner🥴😖
This is an excellent scrips! Well done!
Such a good looking aircraft
The 757-200 is my favourite plane
Excellent job Nav!
757 = muscle plane
Boeing = insurance claim for your survivors
Flying a delta 757 soon atl smf , cant wait!
Lol! I live in Sacramento and am flying to Atlanta in a month on a 757!
Separate cabin door for first class. Loved it!
Pilots bragging about the 757 thrust before takeoff and the passengers all in good spirits knowing they are in for a special treat. Cult of the 757 club. Late 80s-early 90s.
Best looking narrowbody
no way
Concorde mate ;)
@@Handburdger * oof *
@@ant2312 Way.
I remember when the last 757 left the factory door.
great points! i subscribed!
I flew on Finnair 757-200 on five occations back in the 2000s. It was a powerful long-haul work-horse that took off like a rocket.
I've flown 6 transport category airplanes and the 75 is the clear winner from a pilot's perspective. Powerful, reliable, comfortable cockpit, great visibility and perfect control harmony. Soft landing gear too. The added bonus was we got to fly the 76 as well. The 767-200 handled like a dump truck with front end problems, but Delta retired them pretty quickly. The -300 was much better and the -300ER with the GE FADEC engines was like a high performance luxury car, but the 75 was the ultimate flying sports car. I miss flying it!
One of the most beautiful, most capable airliners ever made. I can't fathom why Boeing is so quick to retire her. They've already got a perfect airframe with the capability for much more pax availability (757-300). Just update the engines and avionics and it's good for a few more decades.
Lmao there is a fly at 5:20 I though one landed on my screen at a time of year when there are hardly any about
Me too 😂😂🤣🤣
It’s a gnat
I think the greatness of the aircraft is the fact that while it is a narrow body, it had the ability to carry a load like a wide body.
I really hope Boeing gets it together and considers a 757X could really put them back in the map,
B-757 tooling is long gone.
Boeing needs a narrowbody that can match all the 75’s performance numbers but also be more fuel efficient.
A 757x is a very slim possibility, as restarting a supply chain thts been dead for 2 decades is super expensive.
United just ordered 200 maxes. Boeing is fine
“Excellent” video‼️ My flying experience is from the 90’s; 75/6/47. I’ve always had a soft spot for the 737 though. However, Boeing has gone beyond the limits now. If the modifications for the 737 Max-9 had been made to the 757, no life’s would have been lost ... it’s as easy as that unfortunately.
Love these pilot comments. Pilots are so cool in the airport
Only been on 3 of them and there fantastic it's my 2nd favorite plane
wow iv'e never thought that the 757 is so good im impressed!
I flew from sfo to ord and I really enjoyed being on 57 plus its easy to work around it
A lot of pilots on this comment section, I was just a mere ramp agent for a while at JFK. I loved working on this plane. The cargo doors were large yet fully automated and easy to operate. The cargo conveyor system made loading baggage and cargo a breeze and the bellies were roomy too. Only on few routes did we ever cube out (completely load to capacity) its bellies, usually on routes to Miami & the Caribbean. Pushing & towing with a tug was also a very easy do to the height of the aircraft and the great visibility you had ahead. We had the RR engine models and yes they were loud as hell but that's music to us out there. The only thing I hated (most of us did) was watering it (filling the potable water tank), you were very high up on a jet conveyer (belt loader) to reach it and guaranteed a good soaking almost every time. Not an issue down in Florida or the Caribbean, terrible up north in the cold. Great aircraft, sorely missed.
My small city in Louisiana has two of these beauties parked during the day, for deliveries at night, featuring UPS and FedEx. I even watch Flight Flightracker to see when they leave at night.
I love the fly over the 797 pic
Great vid
5:22 there is a fly
I talked to a retired airline pilot. He primarily flew the 737, A340, 757 and A320. He told me that the 757 was the sports car of airliners. The power plants on the 757 were technically too much for the jet. A 757 would haul was compared to the A340. He said if they put 4 of the same power plants on the A340, the A340 would be a badass aircraft. If 2 could do what they do for the 757, 4 on a A340 would be.a rocketship!
Back in '89, we flew a DL 757 ATL-JAX. Stormy afternoon, maybe he couldnt get lined up, or maybe there were wind shear warnings. I heard the engines spool up to for a go around, the 757 put our backs right into the seats, and hauled ass. I said "did that just happen?" That's when I realized the 757 was a tremendous performer.
my fav plane! the 757 is so good boeing forgot to make a replacement of it hahaha
Nice video bro
Yeah
5:36 The former vice president's fly makes a return
As a aircraft mechanic I loved working on this plane.
The 757 is my favorite commercial airliner for all the reasons you mentioned in this video. A testament to it's greatness is that the airlines that still fly them, primarily United and Delta in the U.S., keep flying these planes that are 30+ years old. It begs the question: is there an absolute limit to how long they can fly the 757? Is there a maximum number of cycles? Can they be flown indefinitely with adequate inspection and maintenance? And why don't they at least upgrade the avionics to the more modern systems - too expensive? When will the last 757 fly in commercial passenger service?
I have always maintained that the 757-200, aka VC-32 in USAF parlance, is basically a two engine version of the 707-120 with STOL capabilities . Which is why the USAF replaced their all of their VIP 707 transports, the VC-137, with the exception of course the ones that were used for Air Force One which were famously replaced by the 747-200, with the 757.
The market niche and justification for 757 didn't fully materialized until after Boeing ended production in 2004 with the international acceptance of 120 min ETOPS . Especially for long and thin trans-Atlantic routes/missions. Such as Chicago-O'Hare-Manchester, England (ORD-MAN). But I am not surprised that Boeing was in a hurry to terminate the 757 Program and to bulk up the smaller regional design 737 to take over the 757's missions. A Boeing exec famously said they were selling (the 757) too much plane for the money they were getting for it.
5:18 the fly just chillin 😂🤪
Fantastic plane.
How can you argue against a single aisle plane that’s overpowered and essentially had a "heavy" designation? The Flying Pencil is simply an awesome airplane amd I'm glad I got to fly on one.
Essentially yet didn’t
Great video. 757 is such a good airplane; disappointed to see it effectively killed. Far superior to that warmed over and antiquated 737 design
I worked for Delta and the 757 was by far my favorite aircraft to load plan for. You could almost stand up in the cargo bins and put as much as you wanted on that thing and it would balance. Unlike the md80 (one of the other aircraft I worked). That thing was an utter nightmare in all respects.
Nice video
Long live Boeing!
got blown back in 2014 at Skiathos.
got close to get blown at SXM in 2019
I have fond memories of this. My goal is TF-FIR and or TF-FIU once pandemic is over
I hope boeing makes a great comback with a new 757x they had the best takoff peformance.
Nothing will be better than the 757!!
lots of aircraft are
@@ant2312 Granted a321 LR and XLR are good but they can't do everything the 757 can. Everyone has their own opinion though.
You failed to mention that part of the driver to keep pushing the 737 is the existing repair and training infrastructure available for the plane. Operators don't have to train pilots and mechanics on a brand new airframe, but can rather just "update" them on the new variant. This is a significant cost savings for an operator and makes them more interested in buying more 737s. Not saying it's right or wrong, but just that boeing is responding to market forces as much as they are driving the market for 737s.
That was the major selling point with the B737 until the B737 MAX and as you now, the rest is history.
The A321LR and XLR can replace the 757 fine, but what about the wide-body 757 (aka 767)? Now THAT's a plane with nothing good enough to replace it. A330s and 787s are too big with too much range...
Depends what you are doing. Think the A321 XLR will be at Midway or Eagle County anytime soon?
The a321s won’t necessarily replace them, they will just sit in their place. A321s sit more towards the 737 and a320 side of the market. The 757 lies in the middle
The 757 was the only one to fight the 321 =, but now is dying.
they should have done a 757 NG (next gen) option starting in 2000 for airlines to consider. They should, if they dont want to lose massive market share for the long and skinny point to point consider doing a 757 NEO in the next year or two. The positives of doing so are numerous. especially considering that most if not all airlines have kept their 57s in service for more than 15 years after they said they wanted to retire the type. secondly, the majority of the tooling for the type and the wide body 67 are actually still around. In fact for the 67 the production line and supply routes are still operating (they still make the 767-f and are currently (trying) to make a tanker for the airforce). So there is market demand, the new engine option and updated avionics would make it as fuel efficient or near enough to be a non factor as the 37 max, and they can quickly start production of the new generation thanks to the lines and tooling they already have.
When I look at the 737 NG or MAX what I see is a VW Beetle (the classic one) with stretched chassis, a TSi engine, 7 airbags, radar cruise control, lane assist, automatic braking, infotainment display, Apple Car Play, satellite radio, ABS-EBD and Stability control.
In a Beetle with the chrome bumpers and bowl hubcaps, huge steering wheel and •that• horn.
@5:23 is that a house fly🪰on top of the plane in the top left corner i wiped my screen for a sec lol
I vote for the 757x
Thanks to my 8th grade teacher we learned about 757
Flew the 757/767 for 21 yrs and retire off it 28Feb21. Will always be my favorite. It's the 727 of my generation.
I fly both the 757 and the 767 and they both are great airplanes. But the video is miss interpreting because the only reason why Boeing stayed with the 737 is because Southwest. Don’t thing it worked out for them well. But yes I took the 757 full load out of Europe right over the Atlantic into the states and no problem it’s a beast of an airplane.
Actually it was Amercian Airlines that demanded what Is the 737 Max. Boeing was looking at a new single aisle, but American wanted an increase in efficency with same type rating.
Boeing should have said no and proceeded with the new plane which would have been more like a 757 than a 737.
Boeing CEO announced they are going forward with the NMA and added their would be 3 variants with the smallest at 200 seats which clearly would replace the 737-Max 10 in capacity, but provide the 11-12 hour range and be a twin aisle which is not only more comfortable than a single aisle but gives cargo capacity and handling.
Covid has taught airlines the reality that cargo provides revenue diversification and to do that efficiently you need a plane that can support standard LD3 containers while still having the lift to carry the weight of cargo, passengers and fuel for a 10-12 hour flight.
Update the CFM LEAP engines, get them producing more power and then put them on the 757, maybe give the aircraft schimitar winglets aswell and you have an aircraft that can compete with both the A321XLR and potentially the A330
Boeing discontinued the wrong plane, too soon.
I had a senior Delta captain tell me that the Max was the attempt by Boeing to turn the 737 into a 757..
I have to agree with Navgeek comment. The B737 airframe design is maxed out. Airbus can still keep fine tuning the A320/A321 airframe design for at least 10 years or possibly longer.
Gear changes were hard to do. Especially if you worked with Brian who was a huge guy at American and always the hitter!
Boeing’s work speaks for itself
5:55 Continuous sales were good reasons for "Boeing's decades-long obsession with the 737."
Thank good your posting more again thx u
The boeing 757 is a great mid size aircraft. This plane is a great candidate for a modernization of engines/avionics/ airframe. Get a second generation of the 757 out on the market. Give yourself time to produce a brand new airplane.
I personally think that companies should always know that upgrading the basic blueprint of the aircraft is a source of profitability. However, if Boeing just thought twice that the 757, a well equipped plane with different characteristics was upgraded to the MAX, it could have been very beneficial.
Go . Boeing , Go !
Quite a bit of your language is the exact language in a TPG article about the 737 v the 757 from 2019...
Beautiful plane the 757
you must be blind
The B757 was an indeed great plane and one of the safest . Boeing missed the trick by elaborating upon the ageing 737 design when it should have come in for a soft landing with the B 737-800/900s actually on order . A composite single aisle B787 style aircraft would be the way to go ensuring high density short / medium range routes (Japan) to point to point East coast to mid west (Chicago) transatlantic (250 pax) ranges .
I agree
Make a composite materials 757 with modern avionics and it would be a beast.
Flight envelope for all conditions.
5:26 oh nice a rare bug on my computer screen i wasn't scared
I flew in a B757 in 2017 it was really nice, I guess the best plane I ever flew. Boeing should build the MAX version of this plane like B757 800 or B757 3X.
we love overpowered flying pencils!
Well said Great aircraft 757 flew on lots of them a work horse
I miss this airplane ✈ st Louis to anchorage ak in less then 5 hours Bring it back i would fly more
I used to like it until I discovered the Airbus A320 Neo XLR which is basically it's upgrade. Which is 30% more efficient per passenger. While traveling from Paris to new York.
customers said: "We need new 757's". Airbus said "O.K., we will get right on that".
Yes, is this part 2?
Well, I made a similar video almost 2 years back. That was bad quality so I thought I'd make a better version with up to date information
@@navgeekaviation hi?
Where were u these months?
5:14 a fly in the picture
I can understand why Boeing closed the 757 line. Everyone who wanted some had them, so no more needed to be ordered and thus the order books went dry. It made sense. However, if they had waited just 3 years, they would have gotten more orders. It was around 2007/2008 that airlines like American Airlines and Continental started routes to smaller airports in the UK and Europe. Routes that wouldn't warrant a widebody jet, but would fill a 757. Thus, the 757 renaissance started! Suddenly, there were not enough 757's round.
Alas. Boeing destroyed all the 757 tooling and close down the parts manufacture. It would be far too expensive to start it all up again and re-tool. It's too late to come up with a direct replacement :(
Yup, the post 9-11 world changed Boeing perception. About 2008 the A321 started taking off for orders. The 757 would had also consumed those orders. A MAX version of the 757 with new engines could had pushed 5000 miles and if they made an ER I bet 5500-6000 miles would had been possible.