757 pilot here: nicely done even though you didn’t mention my airline ;) Good overview of the 757’s story. Small piece of trivia: the 757’s nose section was originally going to be like the 727’s. It was changed to its current shape to be able to accommodate the 767 flight deck.
The trio of striped demo livery aircraft: the 757, 767 , 777 really represented the golden age of Boeing. Marvels of engineering in their own respects , all with overpowered engines (excluding the 764) and very responsive controls. Greatest modern aircrafts to ever fly. I'm going to miss all 3 of them since they are on the way out , and of course the 747 too.
Glad to know the 757 is still flying. It was my favorite plane during the second phase of my frequent-flyer years. I loved the growl of the RR engines during take-off heard from first class. It was surprisingly versatile and AA never failed to amaze me with their choice of 757 routes. When viewed head-on its sleek fuselage and tall landing gear and up-angled wings with 2 huge engines tucked underneath gave the 757 an unmistakable and instantly recognizable profile.
It was basically a modernized replacement for both the 707 and 727. While the 707 was largely replaced in most contexts with planes such as the 747 and 767, the 757 could be used, for example, on transatlantic flights. It was a more direct replacement in terms of capacity and range for the 707 but ended up mostly replacing the 727 operationally. The fact that the only engine available was the RB211 probably limited sales of the 757. Reliable and powerful engines, but also noisy as hell. As someone who flew transatlantic more times than I can count on L1011s and 757s, as well as on 767s with GE and P&W engines, the RB211 definitely took passenger comfort down a notch from the noise. The 737 MAX was intended as a replacement for both older versions of the 737 and also the 757. A lot of the problems stem from the fact they made the configuration options too broad, trying to do the duty of two different aircraft classes. That, and board members salivating at the idea of replacing two production lines with one. A modernized 757 would have made more sense than excessively stretching the 737 and shoehorning bigger engines onto a low slung airframe, but hindsight is always 20/20. A 757-200 was the first commercial aircraft I ever worked on.
@@Lurch-Bot I agree with everything you say. Except the part where you say that modernizing the 757 would’ve made more sense. It’s simply too heavy. And it’s not a few thousand lbs too heavy, it’s 25K lbs too heavy. I love the 757, but it’s time has passed.
@@Lurch-Bot I worked for twenty years at the Renton plant. The 757 is indeed a fantastic aircraft and one of the best, if not _the_ best, aircraft ever created. I've flown countless times across the Atlantic too. The engines are indeed a bit noisy but it's sill a superb aircraft. The 737MAX is a great aircraft too, but it cannot do what the 757 does in every mission.
Enjoyable little docu. The 757 is my favourite of all the airliners. MY first one was with Monarch Airlines. They were sending their 757s across the Atlantic to Florida from several UK airports years before any other airline did. And it was with them I flew GLA - BGR - MCO in 1994. My first proper vacation that didn't involve a car journey to see family and maybe a theme park. As a result, the 757 hold a special place in my heart. My last ride on one was with Thomas Cook in 2008 I think. Fully loaded with passengers and bags, it rocketed out of that short Zakynthos runway with little effort. A job it was born to do. The A321XLR doesn't have that raw power.
I lived in the UK in the '90s. I mostly flew across the pond in L-1011s and 767s but did make a trip or two on a 757 before moving back to the States I also think I flew on a 57 from Toronto to Chicago one time. I mostly flew the Delta CVG-LGW route but my flight back to the US when we moved back was an American Airlines flight from LHR to IAD on a 757. I also flew their BHX-ORD route a few times, where they used the 767 because the 757 didn't have the range. The first commercial aircraft I ever worked on was a 757.
And they were the younger B-team, too. All the prima donna (A-team) engineers got to work on the more covetous 767 which wasn't as good an airplane in the long run.
@@Greatdome99the 767 wasn't a good plane in the long run? Air Canada has operated them since 1983. Albet lately they are cargo conversions except for 2 767-300ER they are returning to passenger service this year. They had 67 of them over the years and one of their -200 was the largest glider in the world for 17 minutes in 1983. The nose gear collaped on landing and was repaired and flew till 2008.
In late 1979 I started at Boeing in the 757 wing structures, then body structures Engineering groups. After that I was working in the 737NG Engineering group, spent a few months on the 747-400, then various small Engineering groups. At 2:47; I was there... somewhere, I was standing near the lead Engineer who was calculating at what percentage above 150 the wing would snap, moments before, he told us to plug our ears... a massive KABOOM! rang out. ;-)
@@fjp3305 For single engine operation. Since the 757 has pretty powerful engines, you need a large vertical stabilizer and rudder to keep the aircraft under control with one failed engine.Especially during slow flight, such as take-off and single engine go around maneuvers. That´s when the rudder and stabilizer has the lowest efficiency. On multi engine airplanes that usually defines the size of the vertical stabilizer and rudder.
The first of several 757s joined our America West fleet in ‘87 and was immediately put into near continuous utilization on a series of longer routes to new markets including BOS, BWI, EWR, JFK, and ORD. It also ushered in our inaugural first-class service with 190 seats in a two-class configuration. We loved the 757 - there wasn’t anything it couldn’t do. And despite the fact they were ex-Eastern birds, they were by far the most reliable, bullet-proof fleet type - even better than the brand-new Airbus A320s we bought three years later - all of them built for but undelivered to the defunct Braniff III. To this day I carry two PlaneTags as key rings - each of them cut from the fuselage of retired America West 757s I worked 30 years ago.
Phoenix native here. My intro flight when I was 12yo was at Sawyer Aviation. I remember being in awe when we taxied behind an AW 747 at its gate. Up until recently I had a bunch of memorabilia I got from the ticket and gate agents the day after the USAir merger was announced.
The fleet of special livery America West 757s honoring cities and states were some of the most beautiful commercial airliners to ever fly. One appears in this video honoring my native Ohio. I own a scale model of it that “flys” proudly on a bookshelf.
As a 73 pilot i desire to fly the 75 before they retire . Im just not a long haul kinda guy. I’ll have to suck it up it always strikes me as an amazing aircraft . If Boeing were smart they assemble the assembly line again .
The 757 was a great airplane for its time, but it wouldn’t be very smart to start an assembly line. It’s simply out dated, too heavy and they closed the line down, because no airline wanted it.
Fantastic item! Perfectly clear narration, informative and easy to follow I'd LOVE it if you did a review of the most beautiful aircraft ever made - that being the Lockheed L1011 Tristar or the second most beautiful the Vickers VC10. Keep making videos of this quality and you will do very well!
0:23: I remember that first flight. Only Boeing management was allowed to leave work to go see it take off from Renton field, but as soon as they left, we drove down too to see our baby take off. What a thrill!
As a tool and production manufacturing engineer on the 757 in the 90's I have to confess this airplane was a very difficult and inefficient airplane to build. But through time and advanced technology it got much better, but alas came too late. And with the dip in sales during one of the regular boom and bust cycles, it didn't stand a chance of surviving. Doubly unfortunately, the real replacement, the 797, may not come to fruition in my remaining lifetime thanks to Covid and the 737 Max tragedy. Thanks for the video, it brought back memories.
I worked for an airline that, apart from a few A320s, the Fleet was 757. Many low cost/charter airlines in the UK and Europe placed the 757 at the centre of their operations. Even with 235 passengers on board a flight from the UK to the USA was possible and was operarated regularly by most UK holiday airlines (Orlando and Caribbean). The airline that I worked for commenced operations using 757s from the recently defunct Eastern Airlines.
As someone who lives and works in Iceland, and with RAF/RCAF relatives in the past I have always looked upon the Boeing 757 with those fine Rolls-Royce RB211's strapped under the wings as the modern day North American P-51 Mustang with the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Thank you Icelandair-and some of the best paint jobs on their aircraft-e.g. Hekla Aurora.
Ending the 757 program was the biggest mistake Boeing ever made. They should have ended the 737 after the NG series instead of 757. A new, modernized 757X or 757 Max with new engines would dominate the narrow body market.
No, it wasn't a big mistake. It actually made very sound business sense. No one was buying the 757 at the time. The order books were empty. Keeping a production line open with nothing coming through it is just not good business. And the Max was not even thought of yet, it would be about 10 years before Boeing was pushed into that with the arrival of the A320NEO. Also, in the early 2000s, there were no new engines being developed that could power an updated 757 model. So at the time, with updating it out of the question, no new orders in the pipeline and some airlines actually starting to park their 757s, Boeing rightly pulled the plug. (OF course, if they had been able to wait 3 or 4 years, the sudden surge in point to point services between the US and Europe saw every available 757 getting snatched up and put into service. But Boeing could not have known that, and it would also have meant the 757 line sitting empty for up to 5 years, costing hundreds of millions.)
The order books were empty back then but in recent years, airlines had been pleading with Boeing to bring the 757 back. When the 757 was inaugurated, they deliberately called the first batch , the series 200, instead of starting off calling it the series 100. When asked why, they said that in the future, if there was a need for a smaller version, they would want to keep that option open. Instead of trying to stretch the 737, they should have made a " baby" 757. Boeing did that with the 747, when they "shrunk it down" to make the 747 SP ( special performance). If they did it once, why couldn't they do it again? 🤔
@@jocelynharris-fx8ho “The order book was empty” is NOT an excuse The last 757 was delivered in 2005 and Airbus launched the A320 Neo program in 2010. So it’s not like there are decades between the two, only 5 years which is a short time in aviation. Boeing should have foreseen what is coming, that is larger and more fuel efficient engines will have to be used soon. When Boeing ended the 757 project, both CFM Int’l LEAP and Pratt&Whitney PW1000G engines were being developed. Heck, you dont have to foresee anything, just talk to the engine manufacturers and learn what the new norm will be in aircraft engines. If boeing did that, they would know that Boeing 737 will not be suitable for new and bigger engines, then decide to launch the 757X program. Boeing kept making the 737-800 until 2019. And by 2019, if produced, the 757X would be selling in record numbers. And the B737 program would end with the -800 varient which is what should have had happened. The 737 Max should never have been produced. Period.
@@gonenguldal5782no man, you guys are not understanding how the 757 is too heavy and outdated. The 757 simply cannot compete with the A320/321, no matter how much more efficient the engines are. It’s pretty simply. To operate the A321 cost $7000 per hour to operate. The 757 cost $12000 per hour. Even with the most fuel efficient engines, you will never cut it down by $5000 per hour.
I flew the 75 many times from Heathrow to domestic and European destinations. Fabulous aircraft. Took off like a rocket thanks to the RB211 engines, quite comfortable and fast. Apart from the 744 and dear old Concorde, my favourite plane.
RB211s are noisy engines. I flew across the pond in L-1011s a lot during the '90s and I'll never forget that sound. Definitely takes a bite out of passenger comfort, compared to contemporary GE and P&W engines. Boeing sold 80% more 727s (the plane the 757 replaced in service) than 757s and I can pretty much guarantee it is because the only available engine was the RB211. In addition to the noise, they also had worse fuel efficiency. The additional 800-1000 sales the 757 should have gotten went to orders for the Airbus A310. The Concorde was a deathtrap and a gross waste of fuel and generator of 10x the pollution of a typical subsonic airliner. A completely socially irresponsible aircraft in good company with the Tesla Cybertruck.
@ What a well proportioned positive and intelligent comment. Sir, I take my hat off to you for being so well informed. I take it you have huge aviation credentials and are active in the aviation industry giving your in-depth and constructive, pragmatic feedback?
I live in Vermont and I used to love Eastern Aitlines. The 757 was a sharp tri-engine jet almost as good as the New Lockheed 1140 their first passenger plane..
I’m not really a Boeing fan in general, but I do like the 757. One of the few planes that had a sort of “gate presence” - something about the nose and shape of the windscreens with the narrow fuselage and big engines gave it an almost menacing look.
Great video. Shame to see the old girls go. I was at Manchester Airport for the retirement flight of the last one of Jet2’s. Won’t be the same without them!
In November 2023, I flew on a Delta 757 from Boston to Atlanta. I don’t remember the registration number, but I know the plane was delivered in 1999 to TWA. It was a nice plane, quite nice interior.
@@TheOnlyNoIan that is so awesome people love the l1011 too. i will NEVER forget flying in one at 13 to Mexico on a charter with barely anyone on board. it was and is such a great plane. I think the DC10 actually hurt the l1011 as it was the only other real tri engine jet with 2 under the wings and one in the tail. yet it didn't have the problems of the l1011. in addition if it could have been twin engine Lockheed would be a major commercial aircraft manufacturer. obviously the normal passenger doesn't know what the L1011 really was and how good it was. in fact i can remember my dad saying both were trouble, yet the one with real design problems was the dc 10.
I hate seeing planes retire. Makes me realize how fast time flies by. It FEELS like the 777 and A380 are still brand new and like just the other day I was flying on the older non turbo fan 737s md80 DC9s and DC10 etc. I remember seeing the larger turbo fan engines on some planes and thinking how cool they were. I love the 757 too.
Looked very briefly at my flightradar app. I see a United 757 coming in from San Fran and an American 757 and FedEx 757 on the tarmac at the airport I live very close to.
Boeing should have refresh B757 just like they did with B747-8. Make composite wings, upgrade avionics and put next gen engines. They would have crated the best Boeing ever if they did.
This was just a general history of all variants of the 757…if you’d like me to do a deeper dive into the -300 or the development of the 767, j could do that too
Nicely presented. Even though the 727 is still my favorite look, I can comfortably say the 757 has a unique look too. Its nose and high aspect ratio broad wing just screams cool handling. It’s interesting to know that it’s wing tip vortex had the power of wide bodied aircraft and many pilots would announce their presence to ATC as heavy. Trump seems to like it !
"(2:05) Boeing prioritized aerodynamic efficiency..." If only they had prioritized the hiring of diverse and marginalized employees, focusing on physical characteristics, equity, and inclusion, not merit! What? You mean they will? Phew 😮💨 Nicely done video by the way!
huge mistake for Boeing was not to update both the 757 and 767 which would have left them bigger market share and better off to develop newer wide bodies. But Boeing loves to give up market share to Airbus.
That was when they built sexy airplanes. Just look at the lines when it’s flying. Side note. Max 10 will not replace it. It can not do short field TO ( well at least market )
I'm very lucky to have flown the same LHR - EDI route on both BA Trident and 757. Trident was a great little plane but for passenger experience, the 757 had me at hello.
Beautiful airliner flew on them so many times, back when boeing used to make good planes, now Boeing is but a sahdow of it's former self, and to compare the 737-10 to a 757 and even an A321XLR is out of the question.
Why compare the A321XLR to the 757? They 757 simply can’t do what the XLR can do. If you want to compare, it’s the regular A321neo that you should compare to the 757.
I really don´t get it why Boeing or even Airbus didn´t make a 757 true replacemet? Why Boeing didn´t evolve it into nexgens like it did with the older 737? and it looks so beautiful!
@@VoandoPreator the 757 is an amazing airplane. And it’s one of the most gorgeous looking airplanes as well. And it was the front runner in the 1980s and 1990s. That’s just not the case anymore. But people like to hang on to it. I remember back in the 80s, the country I grew up in, the F-104s were being replaced by f-16s. The people came up with all kinds of stuff why the f-104 was so much better than the f-16. How it was the biggest mistake to replace it. Kind of the same thing that is going on with the 757.
The most beautiful aircraft of all time !!!❤❤✈️💞 Sleek, graceful and as speedy as a Camaro !!! She will be missed😢 when they all disappear from the skies. If Boeing had been smart, they would have scrapped the 737 Max and returned to the 757 but then again, Boeing hasn't been making too many smart decisions lately.😮
Boeing should’ve made a 757X instead of 737 MAX, 757 is almost 20 years newer airframe design and a beautiful looking aircraft, I’d love to see a 757X with scaled down GENx and Rolls Royce Trent 1000, longer wings 51.9meters with split winglets, 787 big screen cockpit and latest led lighting and 787 IFE! 737 MAX is trash!
Boeing wanted to modernize the prehistoric 737 instead of working on developing the 757. Who knows why? Especially as this aircraft was taller, the new neo class engines could have been adapted more easily without having to rework the landing gear and pylons. Tell me if my argument is correct?
Yes, I fully agree with what you said. Obviously, while Boeing was closing the production line of the 757 way back in 2004, they probably were not anticipating the demand for a similar airplane to the 757 to be as high as it is now. The 737 NG program was very new and also very popular at the time, so as production ceased on the 757 program, they opted to keep the newer 737’s in production. It is very hard to reopen a production line once it is closed, therefore leading Boeing to re-engine the 737 rather than the 757.
The 757 line closed down a decade before the 737 Max was first launched as an idea. That's why. At the time the 757 line closed, no one was developing an engine for something of its size. The currently developments were either too small or far, far to big. The 757 was sadly in that grey area between technology and engine advancements. :(
“Who knows why?” Your rhetorical question is demonstrates your understanding of the airline industry. Boeing doesn’t build planes because they’re “cool” - that would have been the Sonic Cruiser (RIP). They build planes to SELL to airlines and the 737 was what they wanted! AA, SWA, Ryan Air - didn’t want a 757 replacement - they wanted a plane that didn’t require crews to be retained and fit their network requirements. Did Boeing screw up with the Max? Hell yes, but we know why the Max happened and why the 757 was discontinued - market forces. If you’d bother to read any number of articles or watch videos about the development of the Max you’d know the answer to “who knows why”. Research before you post. It’s that simple.
@@danjberg Excuse me, dear sir, for disturbing you in your high condescension. Unlike you, I am not a know-it-all and I have always been told that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
@@TheOnlyNoIaneven if they had anticipated it, the 757 would not have survived. It’s outdated and too heavy. Even with today’s technologies, like fuel efficient engines and lighter wings and fuselage, you simply can’t make it efficient enough to compete with the A321Neo. People seem to have no idea how much more the operating cost per hour is for the 757.
First plane I ever flew on in 1987 an Air Europe from Gatwick to Rhodes a bit crampt but here in the UK a charter holiday workhorse way advanced for its time a shame we don't see them in passenger service here in the UK as Jet2 have just retired its last one a 37 year old aeroplane
I was fortunate enough to have flown both the 757 and 767 (common type rating). Though a little old school when compared to newer A/C, they're both incredible machines from Boeing's glory days...which have sadly become tarnished, do to a lot of factors.
You may want to reframe the statement about the capacity of the 737 Max 10, from high density, to sardine can configuration. The 757, an airplane that it’s over 40 years old, and still kicking in some markets. Boeing shot themselves on the foot, by prioritizing the MAX, instead of modernizing the 757 then, and it would have kept on production, and not being the money loser the Max series have become its questionable safety features, and trying to snow ball the airlines when it came for training and type rating. A modern version of the 757 would have been a cash cow for Boeing, but they went for stocks instead of engineering.
This tired old story. The 757 line was closed almost a decade before Boeing panicked over the A320NEO and launched the 737 Max. There was no other decision to be made. The 757 was gone. The 737 was the only way to go, short term. But then Boeing’s new CEO at the time ridiculously gave the 757 replacement market to Airbus when he announced Boeing would not be developing an all new narrow body until beyond 2030. Boeing’s decision to close the 757 line was sound at the time. They hadn't received any new orders for several years and the outstanding orders were soon to be completed. No one was buying it as those that needed them already had them. Boeing is in the business to make money after all and having a production line sitting empty wastes a lot of money.
Indeed, the replacement for the 757 is an Airbus ; the a321neo. Great video, I would add some more technical stuff in next videos, e.g. mentioning the winglet program on the 757 would have been nice
@ Thank you for the suggestion! I was going to dive deep on the technology involved but i didn’t want to get too deep as to bore people! That’s the great thing about starting a new series!
Did you know for a short while 757s were banned by the faa from flying over 25000ft durung testing? They had some pressurization issues Boeing needed to iron out which they did obviously lol!
So many people having comments about how Boeing should’ve kept the 757 line open or re-open the line now. These are all opinions without acknowledging that the 757 is simply too heavy and too expensive to operate. I love the 757. But you have to acknowledge that some designs can’t be modernized enough to make it relevant in today’s market. So what’s the real story? Well, the 757 cost $11,000 to $12,000 per hour to operate. The B737 Max or the A321 cost $6500 to $7500 per hour. So on a 10 hour trip, it cost almost $50,000 more, carrying the same amount of passengers. You will never ever bring that down to the same levels, no matter how much weight you save or how efficient your engines are. Then we have the people who say that the 757 out performs the XLR. But it doesn’t. Only if you compare both at their maximum takeoff off weight. But when you do that, the XLR can fly almost 1000 miles further. So a true comparison is if you fuel the XLR for the same range as the 757. Now the XLR will be well below its maximum take off weight and it will out perform the 757.
They may have madde airlines happy but my enduring memory is loooong queues for the toilets in a single aisle when the meal was over. Too many passengers for one aisle in my opinion.
No pilot for sure but I feel Boeing made a grave error discontinuing the 757 in favor of the 737. Like you say, the 757 did so many things very well. The 737 was a great plane in its smaller configurations, but it will never be a 757 for sure. Boeing could have just made updates to the engines/wings/electronics and continued this plane.
This video contains no passenger perspectives. No wonder. The 757 has been very unpopular with passengers. Nobody wants to be jammed into a long, narrow tube for 5 hours (not counting boarding time.)
A combination of production cost, low market interest (which is why the 757 was discontinued in 2004), and advancement of technology has made a 757 return likely not worth it.
The market was different in 2004. Carriers are realizing that there is gap that now a jet like a 757 could to fill. The 737 Max is trying to fill that gap but it's now beyond its design parameters. The 321 comes into play but it still doesn't reach that gap. Existing carriers with 757's are going to extend the life of there 757's until an equivalent is built. Thanks.
@@henrys.6864there is no gap. The A321NEO can do what the 757 can do. The XLR outperforms the 757. The 757 is simply too heavy. It has become irrelevant in today’s market. Airlines extent the life because the airplane is paid for and it’s still efficient enough to continue to fly while it’s paid off.
They didn't have transatlantic services in mind then because ETOPS, not even the almighty 777 came out of the box with ETOPS rating 😅😅 you need to self correct there in the video
One of Boeing's biggest mistakes amongst a litany of screw-ups over the last 15-20 years, was the scrapping of this plane, waaaay too soon. It was popular with airlines, crews and passengers, and why Boeing felt that it had to go, is a mystery. With the skyrocketing sales of the A321XLR, looks like Boeing might be in danger of losing this market. Bottom line the 757 had many more years, Boeing….Boeing….Boeing…get it together guys…😏
The MAX and 321XLR can’t even come close. They both require significantly longer runways, and have poor performance at high density altitude airports. They’re gonna keep on stretching these things…lipstick on a pig
That’s because you are not comparing it correctly. The XLR will outperform the 757 if it’s fueled for the same range as the 757. Yes, the XLR struggles more at maximum takeoff, but at that weight, it can fly 2 hours further, so it’s not a fair comparison. You fuel both aircraft for the same range and the XLR will need less runway and will outperform the 757.
One of the best airplanes in history, loved by passengers and pilots. Should have made this the re engined aircraft. The population is exploding and Boeing went with the 737. No wonder that are in trouble. 🥵🥵🥵
Back when Boeing was run by Aircraft experts and amazing engineers! Boeing has lost all of that today, run by Harvard type MBA’s who have no love or expertise in aerospace 😢
The 757 was and still is an amazing aircraft. I sincerely wish Boeing would have done modifications to it rather than the 737. While there's no arguing the success of the 737 let's put some things in perspective: The design phase first 737 was just as far away from the dawning of powered flight (approx 60 years) as we are from the design phase of the 737 in 2025. Instead of true innovation, as was done with the 747, 757, 767, 777 and 787 programs, the 737, originally intended to be a smaller aircraft to serve regional and short-haul destinations, has been endlessly re-tooled, re-fitted, stretched and modified to the point where it cannot even board passengers without the use of a tail stand to keep it from tipping back. The 737 itself is a derivative design having an almost identical fuselage profile when compared to the 707 and 727, designs far older. We're at the point now where Boeing has done everything in their power to get the 737 to the maximum allowable changes before it's mandated to be a new aircraft type -- which is why it's called the "MAX." This aircraft is not designed for comfort, it's designed for profitability. It's designed to reduce the expense of training flight crew on new aircraft types and to haul as many passengers as possible using the least amount of fuel per passenger as possible. Fuel economy is admirable but not at the expense of shoddy workmanship, and short-term thinking. Now Boeing has no choice but to sell these aircraft but I wonder where it ends? How and when do we punish the poor decision making of executives when historically they continue to survive with impunity? If the people calling the shots don't fear consequences of their actions, of course they're going to pump and dump to please shareholders. It's okay, the taxpayers will bail the business out in the end and none of the personal funds of these individuals are ever touched.
Let me know if you enjoy this new series! Let me know down below which aircraft you want me to cover next!
Good video, keep it up!
Very nice. Would like to know about the A320.
@@TheOnlyNoIan Boeing’s 314 Clippers built for Juan Trippe’s PAA. if it wasn’t for WW2 we may have had a surviving example today.
@@TheOnlyNoIan 777 or 747-8
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757 pilot here: nicely done even though you didn’t mention my airline ;) Good overview of the 757’s story. Small piece of trivia: the 757’s nose section was originally going to be like the 727’s. It was changed to its current shape to be able to accommodate the 767 flight deck.
That is awesome, thank you for your kind words, and I did not know that. Very cool!
The reason your airline wasn’t mentioned is that DHL doesn’t operate that many 757s in comparison to like FedEx or UPS 😉
Dude I never knew that as well. Its an irony how much of the market is so ripe for 757 re activation
Now imagining how it would be with the 727 front
I’m a private pilot I fly aerobatic aircraft. I would love to fly for a job although it seems like people act insane on airliners on a regular basis
The trio of striped demo livery aircraft: the 757, 767 , 777 really represented the golden age of Boeing. Marvels of engineering in their own respects , all with overpowered engines (excluding the 764) and very responsive controls. Greatest modern aircrafts to ever fly. I'm going to miss all 3 of them since they are on the way out , and of course the 747 too.
Glad to know the 757 is still flying. It was my favorite plane during the second phase of my frequent-flyer years. I loved the growl of the RR engines during take-off heard from first class. It was surprisingly versatile and AA never failed to amaze me with their choice of 757 routes. When viewed head-on its sleek fuselage and tall landing gear and up-angled wings with 2 huge engines tucked underneath gave the 757 an unmistakable and instantly recognizable profile.
The 757 is the best narrowbody jet ever built!!!
Concorde enters the chat.
It was basically a modernized replacement for both the 707 and 727. While the 707 was largely replaced in most contexts with planes such as the 747 and 767, the 757 could be used, for example, on transatlantic flights. It was a more direct replacement in terms of capacity and range for the 707 but ended up mostly replacing the 727 operationally.
The fact that the only engine available was the RB211 probably limited sales of the 757. Reliable and powerful engines, but also noisy as hell. As someone who flew transatlantic more times than I can count on L1011s and 757s, as well as on 767s with GE and P&W engines, the RB211 definitely took passenger comfort down a notch from the noise.
The 737 MAX was intended as a replacement for both older versions of the 737 and also the 757. A lot of the problems stem from the fact they made the configuration options too broad, trying to do the duty of two different aircraft classes. That, and board members salivating at the idea of replacing two production lines with one.
A modernized 757 would have made more sense than excessively stretching the 737 and shoehorning bigger engines onto a low slung airframe, but hindsight is always 20/20.
A 757-200 was the first commercial aircraft I ever worked on.
@@Lurch-Bot I agree with everything you say. Except the part where you say that modernizing the 757 would’ve made more sense. It’s simply too heavy. And it’s not a few thousand lbs too heavy, it’s 25K lbs too heavy.
I love the 757, but it’s time has passed.
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 not even in the same league. Totally different missions. Oh and the 757 is still flying! Concorde can leave the chat!
@@Lurch-Bot I worked for twenty years at the Renton plant. The 757 is indeed a fantastic aircraft and one of the best, if not _the_ best, aircraft ever created. I've flown countless times across the Atlantic too. The engines are indeed a bit noisy but it's sill a superb aircraft. The 737MAX is a great aircraft too, but it cannot do what the 757 does in every mission.
Enjoyable little docu. The 757 is my favourite of all the airliners.
MY first one was with Monarch Airlines. They were sending their 757s across the Atlantic to Florida from several UK airports years before any other airline did. And it was with them I flew GLA - BGR - MCO in 1994. My first proper vacation that didn't involve a car journey to see family and maybe a theme park. As a result, the 757 hold a special place in my heart.
My last ride on one was with Thomas Cook in 2008 I think. Fully loaded with passengers and bags, it rocketed out of that short Zakynthos runway with little effort. A job it was born to do.
The A321XLR doesn't have that raw power.
Not a single airplane ever built from here on out will be as special as the 757
I lived in the UK in the '90s. I mostly flew across the pond in L-1011s and 767s but did make a trip or two on a 757 before moving back to the States I also think I flew on a 57 from Toronto to Chicago one time.
I mostly flew the Delta CVG-LGW route but my flight back to the US when we moved back was an American Airlines flight from LHR to IAD on a 757. I also flew their BHX-ORD route a few times, where they used the 767 because the 757 didn't have the range.
The first commercial aircraft I ever worked on was a 757.
Another 757 airline CA here; What a sweet airplane! There will be no other like it! Long legs and big jugs!
When planes that were designed and built by engineers rather than bean counters
And they were the younger B-team, too. All the prima donna (A-team) engineers got to work on the more covetous 767 which wasn't as good an airplane in the long run.
@@Greatdome99the 767 wasn't a good plane in the long run? Air Canada has operated them since 1983. Albet lately they are cargo conversions except for 2 767-300ER they are returning to passenger service this year. They had 67 of them over the years and one of their -200 was the largest glider in the world for 17 minutes in 1983. The nose gear collaped on landing and was repaired and flew till 2008.
In late 1979 I started at Boeing in the 757 wing structures, then body structures Engineering groups.
After that I was working in the 737NG Engineering group, spent a few months on the 747-400, then various small Engineering groups.
At 2:47; I was there... somewhere, I was standing near the lead Engineer who was calculating at what percentage above 150 the wing would snap, moments before, he told us to plug our ears... a massive KABOOM! rang out. ;-)
That’s awesome being able to say you helped build some of the most legendary aircraft in the skies!
Очень крепкое крыло оказалось. Его очень сильно загнули
The B-757 has a rather large vertical stabilizer. How do they calculate the size required?
@@fjp3305 For single engine operation. Since the 757 has pretty powerful engines, you need a large vertical stabilizer and rudder to keep the aircraft under control with one failed engine.Especially during slow flight, such as take-off and single engine go around maneuvers. That´s when the rudder and stabilizer has the lowest efficiency. On multi engine airplanes that usually defines the size of the vertical stabilizer and rudder.
@ sorry, I don't know, I'm not an Engineer, but I'm sure there's a series of calculations the empennage group used to determine that.
The first of several 757s joined our America West fleet in ‘87 and was immediately put into near continuous utilization on a series of longer routes to new markets including BOS, BWI, EWR, JFK, and ORD. It also ushered in our inaugural first-class service with 190 seats in a two-class configuration. We loved the 757 - there wasn’t anything it couldn’t do. And despite the fact they were ex-Eastern birds, they were by far the most reliable, bullet-proof fleet type - even better than the brand-new Airbus A320s we bought three years later - all of them built for but undelivered to the defunct Braniff III. To this day I carry two PlaneTags as key rings - each of them cut from the fuselage of retired America West 757s I worked 30 years ago.
Phoenix native here. My intro flight when I was 12yo was at Sawyer Aviation. I remember being in awe when we taxied behind an AW 747 at its gate.
Up until recently I had a bunch of memorabilia I got from the ticket and gate agents the day after the USAir merger was announced.
@ that’s awesome!
The fleet of special livery America West 757s honoring cities and states were some of the most beautiful commercial airliners to ever fly. One appears in this video honoring my native Ohio. I own a scale model of it that “flys” proudly on a bookshelf.
@ hahaha yep! I have the dark blue “Nevada Battle-Born” 757 model on my shelf.
@ Good for you!
As a 73 pilot i desire to fly the 75 before they retire . Im just not a long haul kinda guy. I’ll have to suck it up it always strikes me as an amazing aircraft . If Boeing were smart they assemble the assembly line again .
The 757 was a great airplane for its time, but it wouldn’t be very smart to start an assembly line. It’s simply out dated, too heavy and they closed the line down, because no airline wanted it.
They'll be running them on short to medium cargo routes for awhile still.
Fantastic item!
Perfectly clear narration, informative and easy to follow
I'd LOVE it if you did a review of the most beautiful aircraft ever made - that being the Lockheed L1011 Tristar or the second most beautiful the Vickers VC10.
Keep making videos of this quality and you will do very well!
Gorgeous aircraft and unquestionably my favorite to ride on!
1 of the all time favorites ✈️ ✈️ Boeing 757
0:23: I remember that first flight. Only Boeing management was allowed to leave work to go see it take off from Renton field, but as soon as they left, we drove down too to see our baby take off. What a thrill!
What an awesome memory. I can only imagine how awesome that was
As a tool and production manufacturing engineer on the 757 in the 90's I have to confess this airplane was a very difficult and inefficient airplane to build. But through time and advanced technology it got much better, but alas came too late. And with the dip in sales during one of the regular boom and bust cycles, it didn't stand a chance of surviving. Doubly unfortunately, the real replacement, the 797, may not come to fruition in my remaining lifetime thanks to Covid and the 737 Max tragedy. Thanks for the video, it brought back memories.
I worked for an airline that, apart from a few A320s, the Fleet was 757. Many low cost/charter airlines in the UK and Europe placed the 757 at the centre of their operations. Even with 235 passengers on board a flight from the UK to the USA was possible and was operarated regularly by most UK holiday airlines (Orlando and Caribbean). The airline that I worked for commenced operations using 757s from the recently defunct Eastern Airlines.
As someone who lives and works in Iceland, and with RAF/RCAF relatives in the past I have always looked upon the Boeing 757 with those fine Rolls-Royce RB211's strapped under the wings as the modern day North American P-51 Mustang with the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Thank you Icelandair-and some of the best paint jobs on their aircraft-e.g. Hekla Aurora.
Great memories of flying on 757s from the UK to Europe in the 90s
Such a beautiful plane!
I agree, it's a classic.
@@TheOnlyNoIan Nothing replaces this plane!
Amazing video can’t wait for more
Excellent video Nolan! 🔥
Appreciate it!
Ending the 757 program was the biggest mistake Boeing ever made.
They should have ended the 737 after the NG series instead of 757.
A new, modernized 757X or 757 Max with new engines would dominate the narrow body market.
I totally agree, I assume the 797 will look a lot like a 757 sized 787 to dominate that market
No, it wasn't a big mistake. It actually made very sound business sense.
No one was buying the 757 at the time. The order books were empty. Keeping a production line open with nothing coming through it is just not good business. And the Max was not even thought of yet, it would be about 10 years before Boeing was pushed into that with the arrival of the A320NEO.
Also, in the early 2000s, there were no new engines being developed that could power an updated 757 model.
So at the time, with updating it out of the question, no new orders in the pipeline and some airlines actually starting to park their 757s, Boeing rightly pulled the plug.
(OF course, if they had been able to wait 3 or 4 years, the sudden surge in point to point services between the US and Europe saw every available 757 getting snatched up and put into service. But Boeing could not have known that, and it would also have meant the 757 line sitting empty for up to 5 years, costing hundreds of millions.)
The order books were empty back then but in recent years, airlines had been pleading with Boeing to bring the 757 back. When the 757 was inaugurated, they deliberately called the first batch , the series 200, instead of starting off calling it the series 100. When asked why, they said that in the future, if there was a need for a smaller version, they would want to keep that option open. Instead of trying to stretch the 737, they should have made a " baby" 757. Boeing did that with the 747, when they "shrunk it down" to make the 747 SP ( special performance). If they did it once, why couldn't they do it again? 🤔
@@jocelynharris-fx8ho “The order book was empty” is NOT an excuse
The last 757 was delivered in 2005 and Airbus launched the A320 Neo program in 2010. So it’s not like there are decades between the two, only 5 years which is a short time in aviation.
Boeing should have foreseen what is coming, that is larger and more fuel efficient engines will have to be used soon.
When Boeing ended the 757 project, both CFM Int’l LEAP and Pratt&Whitney PW1000G engines were being developed.
Heck, you dont have to foresee anything, just talk to the engine manufacturers and learn what the new norm will be in aircraft engines.
If boeing did that, they would know that Boeing 737 will not be suitable for new and bigger engines, then decide to launch the 757X program.
Boeing kept making the 737-800 until 2019.
And by 2019, if produced, the 757X would be selling in record numbers. And the B737 program would end with the -800 varient which is what should have had happened.
The 737 Max should never have been produced.
Period.
@@gonenguldal5782no man, you guys are not understanding how the 757 is too heavy and outdated. The 757 simply cannot compete with the A320/321, no matter how much more efficient the engines are.
It’s pretty simply. To operate the A321 cost $7000 per hour to operate. The 757 cost $12000 per hour. Even with the most fuel efficient engines, you will never cut it down by $5000 per hour.
I flew the 75 many times from Heathrow to domestic and European destinations. Fabulous aircraft. Took off like a rocket thanks to the RB211 engines, quite comfortable and fast. Apart from the 744 and dear old Concorde, my favourite plane.
RB211s are noisy engines. I flew across the pond in L-1011s a lot during the '90s and I'll never forget that sound. Definitely takes a bite out of passenger comfort, compared to contemporary GE and P&W engines.
Boeing sold 80% more 727s (the plane the 757 replaced in service) than 757s and I can pretty much guarantee it is because the only available engine was the RB211. In addition to the noise, they also had worse fuel efficiency. The additional 800-1000 sales the 757 should have gotten went to orders for the Airbus A310.
The Concorde was a deathtrap and a gross waste of fuel and generator of 10x the pollution of a typical subsonic airliner. A completely socially irresponsible aircraft in good company with the Tesla Cybertruck.
@ What a well proportioned positive and intelligent comment. Sir, I take my hat off to you for being so well informed. I take it you have huge aviation credentials and are active in the aviation industry giving your in-depth and constructive, pragmatic feedback?
I live in Vermont and I used to love Eastern Aitlines. The 757 was a sharp tri-engine jet almost as good as the New Lockheed 1140 their first passenger plane..
I’m not really a Boeing fan in general, but I do like the 757. One of the few planes that had a sort of “gate presence” - something about the nose and shape of the windscreens with the narrow fuselage and big engines gave it an almost menacing look.
Very very nice report! Thx!
Great video. Shame to see the old girls go. I was at Manchester Airport for the retirement flight of the last one of Jet2’s. Won’t be the same without them!
Love the Atari Ferrari!
Most beautiful airplane ever built,I flew it as co-pilot and captain for almost 10.000 hrs
That’s awesome! I’m so jealous
In November 2023, I flew on a Delta 757 from Boston to Atlanta. I don’t remember the registration number, but I know the plane was delivered in 1999 to TWA. It was a nice plane, quite nice interior.
Delta really does a good job in maintaining their fleet of 757’s. I’ve never been on united’s but i hear the same for them
Born with me forever love this legend
like the l1011 before it, the 757 was ahead of its time.
I love the L1011!
@@TheOnlyNoIan The L1011 is still my fave! Love the 757 too!
@@TheOnlyNoIan that is so awesome people love the l1011 too. i will NEVER forget flying in one at 13 to Mexico on a charter with barely anyone on board. it was and is such a great plane. I think the DC10 actually hurt the l1011 as it was the only other real tri engine jet with 2 under the wings and one in the tail. yet it didn't have the problems of the l1011. in addition if it could have been twin engine Lockheed would be a major commercial aircraft manufacturer. obviously the normal passenger doesn't know what the L1011 really was and how good it was. in fact i can remember my dad saying both were trouble, yet the one with real design problems was the dc 10.
I used to fly Eastern's 757. Theirs was the best cabin layout.
This is the airplane Boeing should have " Maxed". This is the perfect range for many airlines.
Greatest aircraft ever built. Pains me to see it being retired.
A magnificent machine to work on. I'll miss the old girl 😢
Truly wonderful aircraft... Her climb, she anxious to be in the sky...
one of my favorite models
I hate seeing planes retire. Makes me realize how fast time flies by. It FEELS like the 777 and A380 are still brand new and like just the other day I was flying on the older non turbo fan 737s md80 DC9s and DC10 etc. I remember seeing the larger turbo fan engines on some planes and thinking how cool they were. I love the 757 too.
I think the DC-10 had turbo fan engines. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Ahh yes the legendary and beautiful Boeing 757
Looked very briefly at my flightradar app. I see a United 757 coming in from San Fran and an American 757 and FedEx 757 on the tarmac at the airport I live very close to.
Boeing should have refresh B757 just like they did with B747-8. Make composite wings, upgrade avionics and put next gen engines. They would have crated the best Boeing ever if they did.
I expect the 797 will look something similar to this.
That would not have worked. Even with all that. The airframe is outdated.
The Boeing 57....
....a.k.a, the Ferrari of jet liners.
Not really. More like the minivan with 200 HP while every other minivan has 180HP.
If you mean unnecessarily noisy, then yes. In other respects, it is more like the Greyhound bus of jet liners.
yaasss love it!!!
Very informative presentation... The 757 is a better option than the Max.... I've no idea why they developed the 737max.... Roger
U didn't mention either the -300 or the cross crew capability factor with the 76...
This was just a general history of all variants of the 757…if you’d like me to do a deeper dive into the -300 or the development of the 767, j could do that too
I’d never heard the Pratt & Whitney 2037 engine referred to as the JT10D! 😃👍🏻
That was the original name. It was later changed to the PW2000
@@TheOnlyNoIan PW2037, PW2040, PW2043 depending on thrust. Same exact engines, different EEC calibrations.
Nicely presented. Even though the 727 is still my favorite look, I can comfortably say the 757 has a unique look too. Its nose and high aspect ratio broad wing just screams cool handling. It’s interesting to know that it’s wing tip vortex had the power of wide bodied aircraft and many pilots would announce their presence to ATC as heavy. Trump seems to like it !
Nice video but surprised there was no mention of the 757-300.
I was debating whether or not to go into specific variants, decided not to. Just wanted to encapsulate the program as a whole.
Best airplane ever built.
I fw the content
next will be great the 767! please !
Such a gorgeous aircraft.
"(2:05) Boeing prioritized aerodynamic efficiency..." If only they had prioritized the hiring of diverse and marginalized employees, focusing on physical characteristics, equity, and inclusion, not merit! What? You mean they will? Phew 😮💨 Nicely done video by the way!
huge mistake for Boeing was not to update both the 757 and 767 which would have left them bigger market share and better off to develop newer wide bodies. But Boeing loves to give up market share to Airbus.
That was when they built sexy airplanes. Just look at the lines when it’s flying.
Side note.
Max 10 will not replace it. It can not do short field TO ( well at least market )
Nice coincidence that Jet2 just retired the last 757 flying in the UK a few days ago.
British airways wanted the 757 to replace its Hawker Siddeley Trident fleet; it never operated the Boeing 727.
I'm very lucky to have flown the same LHR - EDI route on both BA Trident and 757. Trident was a great little plane but for passenger experience, the 757 had me at hello.
Should have clarified that, Eastern replaced their 727’s with the 757
Beautiful airliner flew on them so many times, back when boeing used to make good planes, now Boeing is but a sahdow of it's former self, and to compare the 737-10 to a 757 and even an A321XLR is out of the question.
Why compare the A321XLR to the 757? They 757 simply can’t do what the XLR can do. If you want to compare, it’s the regular A321neo that you should compare to the 757.
I really don´t get it why Boeing or even Airbus didn´t make a 757 true replacemet? Why Boeing didn´t evolve it into nexgens like it did with the older 737? and it looks so beautiful!
I don’t know why either but I assume the 797 will look like a 757 sized 787
The A322 NEO is Airbus' replacement.
The A321NEO is a true replacement. It carries the same useful load out of the same airports with the same range. The XLR outperforms the 757.
@ ok,thanks for clarifying it!
@@VoandoPreator the 757 is an amazing airplane. And it’s one of the most gorgeous looking airplanes as well. And it was the front runner in the 1980s and 1990s. That’s just not the case anymore. But people like to hang on to it.
I remember back in the 80s, the country I grew up in, the F-104s were being replaced by f-16s. The people came up with all kinds of stuff why the f-104 was so much better than the f-16. How it was the biggest mistake to replace it. Kind of the same thing that is going on with the 757.
My father works at boeing!!! He has a cool but stressful job being a second level manager on the max !
757 forever!
Хороший самолёт. Зря его сейчас не выпускают. Можно было бы сделать 757 max, 757-700
The most beautiful aircraft of all time !!!❤❤✈️💞 Sleek, graceful and as speedy as a Camaro !!! She will be missed😢 when they all disappear from the skies. If Boeing had been smart, they would have scrapped the 737 Max and returned to the 757 but then again, Boeing hasn't been making too many smart decisions lately.😮
The 757 would be a failure in todays market. So in that sense, Boeing was smart.
3:55 - 1983: "The 757 will keep Eastern flying for years to come". 1986 - Bankrupt 1989 - The "New Eastern" disappears forever
Eastern struck out
Boeing should’ve made a 757X instead of 737 MAX, 757 is almost 20 years newer airframe design and a beautiful looking aircraft, I’d love to see a 757X with scaled down GENx and Rolls Royce Trent 1000, longer wings 51.9meters with split winglets, 787 big screen cockpit and latest led lighting and 787 IFE! 737 MAX is trash!
Boeing wanted to modernize the prehistoric 737 instead of working on developing the 757. Who knows why?
Especially as this aircraft was taller, the new neo class engines could have been adapted more easily without having to rework the landing gear and pylons. Tell me if my argument is correct?
Yes, I fully agree with what you said. Obviously, while Boeing was closing the production line of the 757 way back in 2004, they probably were not anticipating the demand for a similar airplane to the 757 to be as high as it is now. The 737 NG program was very new and also very popular at the time, so as production ceased on the 757 program, they opted to keep the newer 737’s in production. It is very hard to reopen a production line once it is closed, therefore leading Boeing to re-engine the 737 rather than the 757.
The 757 line closed down a decade before the 737 Max was first launched as an idea. That's why.
At the time the 757 line closed, no one was developing an engine for something of its size. The currently developments were either too small or far, far to big.
The 757 was sadly in that grey area between technology and engine advancements. :(
“Who knows why?” Your rhetorical question is demonstrates your understanding of the airline industry. Boeing doesn’t build planes because they’re “cool” - that would have been the Sonic Cruiser (RIP). They build planes to SELL to airlines and the 737 was what they wanted! AA, SWA, Ryan Air - didn’t want a 757 replacement - they wanted a plane that didn’t require crews to be retained and fit their network requirements. Did Boeing screw up with the Max? Hell yes, but we know why the Max happened and why the 757 was discontinued - market forces. If you’d bother to read any number of articles or watch videos about the development of the Max you’d know the answer to “who knows why”.
Research before you post. It’s that simple.
@@danjberg Excuse me, dear sir, for disturbing you in your high condescension. Unlike you, I am not a know-it-all and I have always been told that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
@@TheOnlyNoIaneven if they had anticipated it, the 757 would not have survived. It’s outdated and too heavy. Even with today’s technologies, like fuel efficient engines and lighter wings and fuselage, you simply can’t make it efficient enough to compete with the A321Neo.
People seem to have no idea how much more the operating cost per hour is for the 757.
First plane I ever flew on in 1987 an Air Europe from Gatwick to Rhodes a bit crampt but here in the UK a charter holiday workhorse way advanced for its time a shame we don't see them in passenger service here in the UK as Jet2 have just retired its last one a 37 year old aeroplane
From an air traffic control perspective, the 757 was the hot rod of the sky.
Is it True that Some Pilots Reckoned the 757 was the Sports Car of the Boeing Fleet with Regards its Power.
Yes. I was watching instagram reels yesterday and saw an interview with a 757 pilot. He called it the corvette of the skies.
I was fortunate enough to have flown both the 757 and 767 (common type rating). Though a little old school when compared to newer A/C, they're both incredible machines from Boeing's glory days...which have sadly become tarnished, do to a lot of factors.
How is ot oldschool compared to a plane like the 737NG?
@twiff3rino28 the 737 NG was developed a solid 15 years after the 757
Oh, the irony of the Eastern ad.
High and hot, little rocket.
When Boeing still had integrity and foresight, not the greedy vision less company it has become!
Correction: before they became a company of DEI bullshite and moving production to South Carolina. It was all downhill after that. Do the math.
Sadly, I would rather fly on the 757/767 than the 737 max or 787
why sadly ?
@ntm7319 the latest generation of aircraft built by accountants, the 757767 built by engineers
757/767 the Boeing “tweeners”
You may want to reframe the statement about the capacity of the 737 Max 10, from high density, to sardine can configuration. The 757, an airplane that it’s over 40 years old, and still kicking in some markets. Boeing shot themselves on the foot, by prioritizing the MAX, instead of modernizing the 757 then, and it would have kept on production, and not being the money loser the Max series have become its questionable safety features, and trying to snow ball the airlines when it came for training and type rating. A modern version of the 757 would have been a cash cow for Boeing, but they went for stocks instead of engineering.
I agree with you, however, boeing really had no way of knowing market demands 20+ years into the future, as 757 production ceased in 2004.
This tired old story.
The 757 line was closed almost a decade before Boeing panicked over the A320NEO and launched the 737 Max. There was no other decision to be made. The 757 was gone. The 737 was the only way to go, short term. But then Boeing’s new CEO at the time ridiculously gave the 757 replacement market to Airbus when he announced Boeing would not be developing an all new narrow body until beyond 2030.
Boeing’s decision to close the 757 line was sound at the time. They hadn't received any new orders for several years and the outstanding orders were soon to be completed. No one was buying it as those that needed them already had them. Boeing is in the business to make money after all and having a production line sitting empty wastes a lot of money.
Indeed, the replacement for the 757 is an Airbus ; the a321neo. Great video, I would add some more technical stuff in next videos, e.g. mentioning the winglet program on the 757 would have been nice
@ Thank you for the suggestion! I was going to dive deep on the technology involved but i didn’t want to get too deep as to bore people! That’s the great thing about starting a new series!
A modern version of the 757 would not be a cash cow. It would be a failure. It’s too heavy. Great airplane, but too heavy.
Did you know for a short while 757s were banned by the faa from flying over 25000ft durung testing? They had some pressurization issues Boeing needed to iron out which they did obviously lol!
I didn’t know this. Thanks for sharing!
So many people having comments about how Boeing should’ve kept the 757 line open or re-open the line now. These are all opinions without acknowledging that the 757 is simply too heavy and too expensive to operate.
I love the 757. But you have to acknowledge that some designs can’t be modernized enough to make it relevant in today’s market.
So what’s the real story? Well, the 757 cost $11,000 to $12,000 per hour to operate. The B737 Max or the A321 cost $6500 to $7500 per hour.
So on a 10 hour trip, it cost almost $50,000 more, carrying the same amount of passengers.
You will never ever bring that down to the same levels, no matter how much weight you save or how efficient your engines are.
Then we have the people who say that the 757 out performs the XLR. But it doesn’t. Only if you compare both at their maximum takeoff off weight. But when you do that, the XLR can fly almost 1000 miles further. So a true comparison is if you fuel the XLR for the same range as the 757. Now the XLR will be well below its maximum take off weight and it will out perform the 757.
They may have madde airlines happy but my enduring memory is loooong queues for the toilets in a single aisle when the meal was over. Too many passengers for one aisle in my opinion.
No pilot for sure but I feel Boeing made a grave error discontinuing the 757 in favor of the 737. Like you say, the 757 did so many things very well. The 737 was a great plane in its smaller configurations, but it will never be a 757 for sure. Boeing could have just made updates to the engines/wings/electronics and continued this plane.
This video contains no passenger perspectives. No wonder. The 757 has been very unpopular with passengers. Nobody wants to be jammed into a long, narrow tube for 5 hours (not counting boarding time.)
Trump keeps his 757 in great shape and travels many air miles in 2024 !
The 757 needs to make a come back and ditch the 737Max.
A combination of production cost, low market interest (which is why the 757 was discontinued in 2004), and advancement of technology has made a 757 return likely not worth it.
@FlintYeastwood the A320 and 737 are still built though
The market was different in 2004. Carriers are realizing that there is gap that now a jet like a 757 could to fill. The 737 Max is trying to fill that gap but it's now beyond its design parameters. The 321 comes into play but it still doesn't reach that gap. Existing carriers with 757's are going to extend the life of there 757's until an equivalent is built.
Thanks.
@@henrys.6864there is no gap. The A321NEO can do what the 757 can do. The XLR outperforms the 757.
The 757 is simply too heavy. It has become irrelevant in today’s market.
Airlines extent the life because the airplane is paid for and it’s still efficient enough to continue to fly while it’s paid off.
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183
What are talking about? Too heavy? Why is that even relevant? You sound like a troll. 👁
They didn't have transatlantic services in mind then because ETOPS, not even the almighty 777 came out of the box with ETOPS rating 😅😅 you need to self correct there in the video
"On target, on schedule", not like today.
My least favorite jet of them all. So boring.
One of Boeing's biggest mistakes amongst a litany of screw-ups over the last 15-20 years, was the scrapping of this plane, waaaay too soon. It was popular with airlines, crews and passengers, and why Boeing felt that it had to go, is a mystery. With the skyrocketing sales of the A321XLR, looks like Boeing might be in danger of losing this market. Bottom line the 757 had many more years, Boeing….Boeing….Boeing…get it together guys…😏
The MAX and 321XLR can’t even come close. They both require significantly longer runways, and have poor performance at high density altitude airports.
They’re gonna keep on stretching these things…lipstick on a pig
That’s because you are not comparing it correctly. The XLR will outperform the 757 if it’s fueled for the same range as the 757. Yes, the XLR struggles more at maximum takeoff, but at that weight, it can fly 2 hours further, so it’s not a fair comparison.
You fuel both aircraft for the same range and the XLR will need less runway and will outperform the 757.
The 737 max is an abismal thing compared to the 757.
I enjoy the max series. I do not enjoy all of the hurdles they’ve had to go through to get them certified
One of the best airplanes in history, loved by passengers and pilots. Should have made this the re engined aircraft. The population is exploding and Boeing went with the 737. No wonder that are in trouble. 🥵🥵🥵
If it's anything like the flight simulator it's an awesome aircraft and it handles very well at low speeds. There'll never be another.
Horrible video. Not once did we hear any RB-11's in this video. How on earth can you be so tone deaf??? FAIL
Back when Boeing was run by Aircraft experts and amazing engineers! Boeing has lost all of that today, run by Harvard type MBA’s who have no love or expertise in aerospace 😢
The 757 was and still is an amazing aircraft. I sincerely wish Boeing would have done modifications to it rather than the 737.
While there's no arguing the success of the 737 let's put some things in perspective: The design phase first 737 was just as far away from the dawning of powered flight (approx 60 years) as we are from the design phase of the 737 in 2025. Instead of true innovation, as was done with the 747, 757, 767, 777 and 787 programs, the 737, originally intended to be a smaller aircraft to serve regional and short-haul destinations, has been endlessly re-tooled, re-fitted, stretched and modified to the point where it cannot even board passengers without the use of a tail stand to keep it from tipping back. The 737 itself is a derivative design having an almost identical fuselage profile when compared to the 707 and 727, designs far older. We're at the point now where Boeing has done everything in their power to get the 737 to the maximum allowable changes before it's mandated to be a new aircraft type -- which is why it's called the "MAX." This aircraft is not designed for comfort, it's designed for profitability. It's designed to reduce the expense of training flight crew on new aircraft types and to haul as many passengers as possible using the least amount of fuel per passenger as possible. Fuel economy is admirable but not at the expense of shoddy workmanship, and short-term thinking. Now Boeing has no choice but to sell these aircraft but I wonder where it ends? How and when do we punish the poor decision making of executives when historically they continue to survive with impunity? If the people calling the shots don't fear consequences of their actions, of course they're going to pump and dump to please shareholders. It's okay, the taxpayers will bail the business out in the end and none of the personal funds of these individuals are ever touched.
It is pronounced 7fifty7
You can say either!
It's an ancient piece of shit. Newer is ALWAYS better in aviation.
When Boeing wasn't DEI.
When Boeing wasn’t McDonnell Douglas!
The opening…
It’s like a Russian Air Force propaganda film
I’m not sure if this is good or not, but i’ll take it!