Delta Air Lines Bids Farewell To A Pair Of 28-Year-Old Boeing 757-200s

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  • Опубліковано 31 гру 2024

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  • @billotto602
    @billotto602 4 дні тому +20

    I loved working on the 757. Their NWA numbers were 5537 & 5538. The 757 was IMHO the best jet Boeing ever built.

    • @nateh3441
      @nateh3441 2 дні тому +1

      I used to be a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines. I loved the 757 as well!!

  • @Humanity_Hope_
    @Humanity_Hope_ 5 днів тому +56

    Boeing never developed a B-757 true replacement
    She was arguably the best narrow-body aircraft ever made by Boeing
    I believe this shows how Boeing lost its way long time ago

    • @Tpr_1808
      @Tpr_1808 4 дні тому +5

      The main reason for it stopping production was a lack of interest at the time, if they waited a bit longer they could've rolled off a couple more

    • @liambengif7663
      @liambengif7663 4 дні тому +5

      It’s like how Boeing made the 3 best widebodies of all time - the 747,767, and 777. Yet they have failed to replace any of them . They can’t even finish the new 777

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 4 дні тому

      the 787 is also cool.
      I hope they get the new 777x out by mid 2026.
      It is way better than the A35K.
      AND it was a lack of interest in 757.
      The 737 MAX 10 is not a good replacement.
      But the 320 is NEVER a good replacement.

    • @KlausErmecke
      @KlausErmecke 4 дні тому +1

      An aspect that should be added here is "family". Boeing had a kind of a "spark of innovation" when they co-engineerd the flight desks of the 757 and 767, which was later valued sadly by nobody else than - the 9/11 terrorists! But Airbus then came up with the full A320 family, of which the longest version could (then nearly, later fully) match the capacity of the 757-200, while pilot pools and maintenance crews could also serve all smaller 'busses in the same operating systems. One example: When AMERICAN AIRLINES took over US AIRWAYS in 2013, the latter had already 243 Airbus Narrowbodies in their fleet, including a whopping 90 A321s, with 31 more on order. They also had 24 units of the 757-200, but that was a small legacy fleet of an already discontinued type that had first been sidelined by the customers and then abandoned by its manufacturer.

    • @dolbra4
      @dolbra4 4 дні тому

      To me, the best narrow-body aircraft made by Boeing was the 727-200, but the 757 is good, too.

  • @ShujaatRahman-je9lv
    @ShujaatRahman-je9lv 4 дні тому +5

    Just flew one last month reg N6711M ATL-RSW. It was amazing. I mean the power of the 757 is different than any other aircraft.

  • @needmoney666
    @needmoney666 4 дні тому +5

    A great aircraft, enjoyed my several flights on the 757. Will look back pleasantly on these trips.

  • @deltafox757
    @deltafox757 4 дні тому +3

    Flew on Delta’s 757-200 SAN-DTW, JFK-SAN, ORD-ATL, and on the 757-300 ATL-SAN, and scheduled on a 757-300 once again SAN-ATL-SAN in May. Delightful aircraft with awesome engine sound!

  • @alfredturnowsky2546
    @alfredturnowsky2546 4 дні тому +8

    One of the best aircrafts Boeing has ever build. Called the flying pencil.

  • @2chuck
    @2chuck 3 дні тому +1

    The 757 is one of my all time favorite aircraft and Atlanta is my home, so I fly on Delta 757s lot. Delta's Refurbished ones are amazing, just like a brand new airplane inside and out with seatback video and charging ports as well. Thank goodness their replacements are Delta's A321's because I like those even more.

  • @hanj31
    @hanj31 4 дні тому +6

    I love that they retained all the NW tail numbers

    • @PeterFruits-hm8rc
      @PeterFruits-hm8rc 4 дні тому +3

      @@hanj31 well both companies are based in the usa , so they naturally would keep the same tail numbers for instance if Qantas sold OQA and OQB to Virgin Australia then they would still be OQA & OQB

    • @goldenstateaviation2861
      @goldenstateaviation2861 4 дні тому

      Most airlines in the US do it. US Airways tails from before the merger with America west sport US and sometimes UW with America west tails retaining AW to this day. Alaskas ex Virgin America A321Ns are the only ones I can currently think of that have changed tail numbers

  • @mcdonnellsinc
    @mcdonnellsinc 4 дні тому +5

    those ships are in long term storage, due slower winter schedule + avoid heavy maintenance checks. it'll stay in the dessert to be used for spare parts until "C" check are due.

  • @thetruthbehindplanes
    @thetruthbehindplanes 5 днів тому +11

    I hope I get to fly on a 757 before it is too late.

    • @Plab1402
      @Plab1402 5 днів тому +2

      Same, we still got like 10-15 years

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 5 днів тому +3

      @@Plab1402 But the daily mail journalists will make everyone run away from Boeing,lead to undercapacity boeing airlines and forcing to retire 757 quickly.If daily mail is destroyed now,we could buy the 757 extra time.

    • @Plab1402
      @Plab1402 5 днів тому +1

      @thetruthbehindplanes true

    • @liambengif7663
      @liambengif7663 4 дні тому +1

      @thetruthbehindplanesit’s all legacy media . Not just the daily mail .

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 4 дні тому

      @@liambengif7663 I know.But I like to use Daily Mail as a example.
      plus,they are the ones who woke up the eggshellbus fans.

  • @GravyOverload
    @GravyOverload 5 днів тому +14

    Should cover jet2 retiring their 757-200s as they have the oldest passenger 757 actively in service but it retires in early january with the last one left as well and they have one parting out from manchester over the next few days

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 5 днів тому +3

      They are unfortunately replacing with 321 neo.completely incapable of replacing the 757.

    • @giestron336
      @giestron336 5 днів тому +2

      ​@thetruthbehindplanes A321 has a similar capacity and is more efficient compared to the 757-200. Also, if they have ordered the MAX-10, you wouldn't be saying that

    • @GravyOverload
      @GravyOverload 5 днів тому +1

      @giestron336 he's just saying how beloved the 757 is as a workhorse, nobody is saying it cannot be replaced at all, I've been on both jet2s 757 and 321neos and it's a comfier ride on the neo but the 757 has an unmatched reputation that cannot be replaced

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 5 днів тому +2

      @@giestron336 Boeing could have done better on the MAX,but I feel it is better than 757.

    • @giestron336
      @giestron336 5 днів тому

      @@GravyOverload Look, man, I love the 757, and I never said he's a bad aircraft who didn't sell well( like the A380). I just said his seat capacity is compared to the A321NEO and is less efficient and hard to maintain. Also, the guy above me is a Boeing fanboy

  • @scottfleckner9658
    @scottfleckner9658 5 днів тому +3

    I've flown on a United B757 several times, including LAX to HNL. Always liked those planes

  • @wyoboatman
    @wyoboatman 4 дні тому +3

    The 757 is a great Aircraft and work horse for all carries who operate them. Delta fly's 13 daily round trips with the 757 from Atlanta to Orlando.

    • @nsbioy
      @nsbioy 4 дні тому +1

      Delta what’s?

    • @dma124
      @dma124 3 дні тому

      @@nsbioyI’m glad someone else caught that! Everyone’s writing has gone to crap, and no one gives a crap either.

  • @derikistheman8698
    @derikistheman8698 4 дні тому +2

    I flew on a boeing 757-200 and -300 with delta 7 years ago,
    traveling from Seattle to Detroit on a connection flight and the same thing heading back to my home, minneapolis to anchorage

  • @davidmanasas6606
    @davidmanasas6606 4 дні тому

    Love the C+ and first class cabins forward of the boarding door. Keeps the traffic flowing.

  • @byronpost809
    @byronpost809 3 дні тому +1

    They're beautiful planes. It's a shame that Delta will replace them with A321 neos.

  • @ricahrdb
    @ricahrdb 4 дні тому +1

    Inevitably their fleet of this type is going to shrink: it is reaching the age where retirement makes sense. But looking at the site of their fleet it will be a while before they are all gone.

  • @jamesalarkin1795
    @jamesalarkin1795 4 дні тому

    My favorite Aircraft to work on, taxi, full power run, (have you seatbelt firmly fastened) and fly in! Must be a big MTC check due.

  • @blinard1
    @blinard1 5 днів тому +2

    Never has a slow news week been so slow! 😂

  • @Hemidakota
    @Hemidakota 4 дні тому

    The Boeing 757-300 makes a great BBJ jet.

  • @breathtakingblue
    @breathtakingblue 4 дні тому

    Best aircraft ever! ❤

  • @eamonahern7495
    @eamonahern7495 4 дні тому

    Is the A321 XLR going to fill that niche now that 757s are getting on a bit?

  • @alooga555
    @alooga555 4 дні тому +1

    I bet Boeing will design, build, test, and roll out a 757 replacement before the FAA approves the 737 MAX 10.

    • @Embargoman
      @Embargoman 4 дні тому

      Love to see the lie about Mexican pilots being drunk at the cockpit so the CEO of Boeing is plead not guilty for Boeing's flaws.

  • @tallmansfavorites7563
    @tallmansfavorites7563 4 дні тому +1

    Who knows why these 2 have been singled out, but I wonder if they suffered some "semi significant" damage in their past like a tail strike or fuel or catering truck encounter, and the repairs made then are showing wear.

  • @nowee_playzz4931
    @nowee_playzz4931 День тому

    I honestly think 538 and 537 could have operated up to 2027. But maybe DAL retired these jets early due to maintenance costs possibly? Or any other factor? But besides that 538 and 537 could definitely fly longer.

  • @carlos.a.sanchez201
    @carlos.a.sanchez201 4 дні тому

    It's a beautiful airplane ✈️ as I flew on a United Airlines flight from Chicago O'Hare to Newark on a Boeing 757-200 for the third time in my life.

  • @nickenglish1049
    @nickenglish1049 3 дні тому

    It’s because they are much newer airframes of boing and Airbus but Delta is buying new 757 and 767 models along with more Airbus A350s

  • @Tap63782
    @Tap63782 5 днів тому +2

    RIP 😢

  • @michaelcoupland6909
    @michaelcoupland6909 4 дні тому +1

    They probably had a heavy maintenance needed and not going to spend the money to do that.

  • @dolbra4
    @dolbra4 4 дні тому

    A good time to send these planes off into retirement. Unlike with NWA, when they had ancient 40-year old DC-9s.

  • @CTravelsAviation
    @CTravelsAviation 4 дні тому

    Dad: Why are you crying so dang loud?

  • @ronaldcuieii8639
    @ronaldcuieii8639 5 днів тому +1

    Not sure🤔.

  • @John-bi1lv
    @John-bi1lv 4 дні тому

    They will use them for parts for the remaining fleet

  • @grriceman782
    @grriceman782 4 дні тому

    The flying pencil ✏️ still rocks

  • @ronparrish6666
    @ronparrish6666 4 дні тому

    Since Air Canada is bringing back the the 767 we will also take your 747. S

  • @PeterFruits-hm8rc
    @PeterFruits-hm8rc 4 дні тому

    they hate boeing for creating the Max

  • @davidwebb4904
    @davidwebb4904 5 днів тому +1

    You can buy on of these for 1 million USD

  • @noroy2
    @noroy2 4 дні тому

    Maybe because these were to expensive to be repaired so often?

  • @giestron336
    @giestron336 5 днів тому +1

    Goodbye flying pencils

  • @smoketinytom
    @smoketinytom 4 дні тому

    Weren't Delta literally saying they would be updating the interior of the 757 to modern standards?
    Meh, the planes will be picked up by a Freight company and utilised to their end...

  • @richardneilan2392
    @richardneilan2392 4 дні тому

    They certainly got their moneys worth!

  • @legocaptainstudios
    @legocaptainstudios День тому

    Wow, that is really hard…
    Well, they always left me satisfied and smiling 🥲

  • @hidetotanimura6407
    @hidetotanimura6407 День тому +1

    Sweet lord these planes can't be retired fast enough I hate working them, air ducts a clogged never been cleaned plane doesn't heat or cool evenly. The tech added onboard causes issues, no new overhead bins are being added and they constantly need to be maintained for one thing or another inside the cabin. The only planes worth flying on were the 75S and they are phasing those out now no more lie flat seats on 757s

  • @liambengif7663
    @liambengif7663 4 дні тому +1

    They are gonna replace it with the a321. Good fit in terms of capacity . Terrible for performance . We will never have a plane like the 757 again , just like we won’t have a 777 or a 747/a380 like airplane again.

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 4 дні тому

      they will.If you think there is never room for improvement,there is.
      Just like no one thought 727 would be improved,but it was with 757.
      Boeing has learned a lesson on constant upgrading.
      The MAX will be the final generation.
      The 797 will replace the 737 and 757.I also see a 7107(it's icao iata whatever will be 7X1,7X2,whatever,my thinking.)
      The 7107 will replace the 777,747 and 787.I do not think they will build a 2nd gen of 787,too much outsourcing.I feel the 787 was a great plane,ruined by mcnerney's vision of outsorcing parts.The 7107 will have in sourcing mostly.
      Then there will be a 808,being a regional jet and replacing 717.
      All these will be designed together,just like Boeing did with 767 and 757,and airbus with A340 and A330.
      So
      717-808
      727-757-797
      737-797
      747-7107
      757-797
      767-787-7107
      777-7107
      787-7107
      So this is my hypothesis.

    • @liambengif7663
      @liambengif7663 4 дні тому

      @thetruthbehindplanesthe 757/767 size group is in most desperate need of a successor . Airbus is trying and Boeing tried with the 787-8 and the 737max but they are not the right aircraft .
      In service Boeing planes can be broken into a few groups:
      737/717
      747/777
      757/767
      787
      The 787 is in a class of its own and a replacement for it would have to be like it, and also in-sourcing is incredibly difficult, by the way the 777 is made of mostly imported parts . The mega widebodies like the 777 , 747, and on the airbus side the a380 have gone nearly extinct . But thier purpose is becoming more and more needed again as travel demand rises . That’s why the 777X is being worked on but even that’s not gonna be big enough . The 757/767 is probably going to see the 797 whatever it is replace it . The 737 just needs to go , comeplte new design as it’s just an airframe that’s too old for the time .

  • @allanamour5468
    @allanamour5468 4 дні тому

    Sounds premature 😊

  • @RichardMigneron
    @RichardMigneron 4 дні тому +3

    It's about time, those are very old and unefficient

    • @dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621
      @dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 4 дні тому

      They’re great planes though

    • @gregroom100
      @gregroom100 4 дні тому

      Very great planes

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 4 дні тому

      VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GREAT!!!!

    • @artrandy
      @artrandy 3 дні тому

      You're right of course, despite it being so popular in its day. But if the public knew how old the aircraft was that they were flying on, they'd probably avoid it. I informed a BA customer how old their aircraft was, and next time they went with Virgin Atlantic.....

    • @thetruthbehindplanes
      @thetruthbehindplanes 3 дні тому

      ​@@artrandythat was a silly customer.....a old boeing beats a new airbus in safety

  • @gop4usa12
    @gop4usa12 4 дні тому +1

    When will Delta retire their dreadful 717s?

  • @VladimirCerny-dg2tb
    @VladimirCerny-dg2tb 4 дні тому

    Is this scrap from Boeing still flying?

  • @otis-d2v
    @otis-d2v 4 дні тому

    the only two that didn't;t crash lol

  • @cabottaxi
    @cabottaxi 4 дні тому

    Delta have flogged these to bits. I think they deserve to be retired.
    We still get United flying them over the North Atlantic daily into our local airport.