Did Boeing Make The 757-300 Too Long?
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- You won’t find a more controversial difference within the same aircraft product line than with the Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 757-300. Why is one loved and the other hated? Is it because the Boeing 757-300 is just too long? Let’s find out.
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I’m a coordinator. I work at United Airlines, we usually work on the 757-200, until a week ago. I had to service one. But this one was particular, it was longer, and it seemed like it took forever to walk down the aisle. At that moment, I realized that this particular aircraft was the 757-300. I was so amused, it looks like a flying pencil😃😃🙆🏽♂️
UAL Maintenance Tech Ops KLAX here...
UA tech ops here in ewr.
@@SillyDannyBoy69 Newark, eh? Jeez, I might be joining you there after Oct. 1..Us low seniority guys are looking at possible transfers..
@@jjthomas2297 yeah I was hoping to bid back to IAH this year. Well that's out the window, or the way back to Houston is on furlough. It's crazy times. A lot of guys are already getting jobs to prepare for whats coming after Sept.
@@SillyDannyBoy69 Shit man...I dunno..we are starting to get planes that are mostly full, and they are bringing 50 NG's into service, but who knows? It can go either way.Good luck brother...
I think the B-757-300 is one of the most beutiful aircrafts ever made!
Yup!
No man, its too long. The -200 is hands down my favourite aircraft
@@De_Tjiminator, I mean the 200 variant is my favourite, but I still find the thin and long body of the 300 so beautiful
me over here chilling wit my favorite airbus a380
They are all aluminium tubes with wings. I miss older and braver aviation engineers.
Ah yes the flying pencil,I actually love it tbh
Yep me too, like it doesn't really make the plane ugly if it's long
Yep, same here, actually the best aircraft ever imo (with the -200)
I love the iconic look of the plane, it j has a unique style
Which one airbus or Boeing
Same
Hated?! I love the 300!
Yeah I agree, something about it looks awesome!
Me too, it's more pencil than the -200
It’s just an adjusted version of an already perfect aircraft (the -200) making it even better looking
The -200 is cool but the -300 seems cooler. The “ Flying Pencil” nickname came from the -300.
Anakin Skywalker That was the second aircraft I flew on. The flight was on a Delta Boeing 757-300.
As far as the 757-300, I've got nearly 1,100 hours of pilot in command time on this version of the 757. The other 7,679 hours of 757 time were flying the -200 over the course of a ten year period. I have to say, both are wonderful airplanes and as far as the length, it's really hard to distinguish between the two in terms of flight characteristics. When the -300 is heavy, it doesn't have quite the climb performance as the -200, but once level at cruise altitude, mostly indistinguishable. Now in turbulence, the -300 is nicer, no doubt about it. It just seems to take it better; it's more flexible. Also, in a crosswind landing, the -300 is very nice because the rudder is so far back there, it seems quite a bit easier to de-crab; there's just less pedal effort to produce the desired yawing movement. I almost forgot, there's some avionics and cockpit creature comforts I liked better than the -200s that might seem trivial to some people, but I liked them. As far as how the folks in the back liked it, well, I hope they do, but lot of that depends on how nice the flight attendants are, the service, the food, if you're on time, etc. Whether it's good or whether it's bad, well, that can go a long way towards the overall experience to the point that their not really thinking about the length of the airplane anymore.
We called it The Slave Ship when I was a flight attendant..lol
It reminded us of a Roman Barge!
It was hard to work since it was sooo long.
757-300 was such a classy lady while the -200 was the rockin’ rocket!
I remember a climb out from LHR with BA back in the 1980's. IT was unconventional in that it did climb like a rocket! Great ride! That was in stark contrast to the airframe I flew myself, an MD-11. - Former SR PIC
“Rockin’ rocket” LMAO
The 757-300 was fat parti boi
Wanna hear a airplane joke?
Sorry it’s too long
AN airplane joke not A airplane joke
@@Mwc07 sorry not too good at English
@@shintyty 😐😂
The 757 is a great airplane. Every time I've flown on one, it seems it has a gentle take-off without a scary vertical, hold-onto-your hats, feeling. It's just a nice
lift-off with a moderate climb. I tend to agree that an updated 757 or similar design would be good for Boeing. For a long time, it was the most fuel-efficient jetliner in the skies. What did Boeing have to replace it? I think their thinking was the Max-10 would be the answer, which would have been accurate at the time.
the 757 would be hard to reopen on the production line. I think the 757 hasn't been made in like 20+ years
@@DatamasterCorporation 16 years actually.
@@jauspac That's why I said 'I think'.
757s don't verticalise so madly because if they did, they would tailstrike.
@@NikodAnimations That was a job for the family of DC-9 aircraft. Those takeoffs always look great.
I have flown on both. The passenger experience on the 200 vs the 300 was negligible. I even sat at the back and noticed no difference, possibly because I wasn't paying attention to that, but also because my focus was getting to destination. The 300 works just fine for me.
Loved my experience on United 757 300 first class to SFO from DCA and back. Daddy long legs, what a sight upon landing at gravelly point! So much better than a 737 experience
Lindsey....I did that route SFO to DCA 5 years ago. Now UA stopped that route...UGH
You landed at Gravelly Point? Wow.
I flew the 757-300 about 2100 hours. I loved the airplane and since I never rode as a pax I don't have an opinion on comfort. I also flew the DC-8 63/73 in the late '80's till 1999 so I guess I was used to long airplanes. One memorable point of my career was I went to Seattle with my 757 fleet manager to pick up a brand new 757-300. Boeing really gives customers the royal treatment when you bring the big check.
@col loc you're absolutely right. Boeing threw away a perfectly good aircraft. And, its performance is outstanding.
@col loc You definitely miss a few points:
1. Majority of 757 is 752, and majority of 752 flights were short haul, which A321 or 739 can more or less takeover.
2. There were more than enough 752 left for TATL routes once they're replaced.
3. 753 had the lowest CASM back then, but lack of range and relatively long turn over time preventing it from gaining traction.
4. Asian, meanwhile, would go for A300/A310/A330 anyway (now 787 as well), because of cargo.
5. 911 was never helping either.
6. No one would keep a line just to hope for future demands. Or in other words - for Boeing, net profit for producing 737 in mass for 20 years and revisit MoM with cleansheet may outperform keeping 757 and producing a few every year. Same for Airbus' A380.
@col loc 757 is too heavy as a shorthaul jet, anyway, and I'm not sure why you keep on saying A321/739 is smaller than 752 when some airlines essentially configure similar seat count on the former two. To any airlines the capacity difference is way smaller than you think.
nvm, let’s go back to 753.
1. While 757/767 were highly popular in Europe and America, it’s hardly the case in Asia. Japan, Korea and Taiwan are isolated in terms of land transport, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia are popularized country with numerous islands, and a few more with unreliable or nonexistent infrastructure. As neither can take the LD-3 container effectively, they would either purchase A300 derivatives or abuse longhaul aircraft for shorthaul, after all they can’t make 2 longhaul roundtrips anyway.
The only exception is Japan with their 767s, but partly to please US and support local suppliers involved. But now they don’t have to - 787 fulfills both criteria without compromising cargo hold.
2. Short of range is what prevents airlines from ordering 753. Longer turnaround time have smaller effect on longer routes, as long as it can do 2 roundtrip. But 753 can’t do TATL. In a world of deregulation and fragmentation, large shorthaul jet isn’t a good idea. I don't know why.......762 is not that popular anyway, a TATL 753 could better fill that gap.
3. But just like NMA vs A321XLR, some legacy carriers may found 767 better suit for a premium heavy config.
4. Meanwhile, seems like the engines is a big question - PW1000G inadequate, GENx too much, and UltraFan isn’t there. But A322 would more or less face the same problem anyway.
@col loc This is a 753 thread.
You ignorant fanboy ignored that my comments ARE about 753, not 752 vs A321. Nevermind, you already ignored ALL THE FACTS I presented ACROSS SEVERAL VIDEOS, so it's okay.
Then 757-300 is just so incredibly long!
My goodness, Ani you've grown!
Micheal Go Just like the 757-300
@@cancelanime1507 exactly LMAO
For a single-aisle plane it is, yes. Still nothing compared to the A340-600 though, which came in at a whopping 75.4m...
that what she said
I love the 757-300, It is my second most flown aircraft!
Which is first?
@@shananvarsha most likely 737
lucky you...
Totally love the 757.3. Then the 787.10 came along and I was hooked
Mine most flown first is A320 and second is 737-800
The 757-300 is the one and only the "✏️ Jet"
Before you say, the i know the DC-8 and the A340-600 is the other pencil jets
Nah, those are pencil jumbos
@@luissemedo3597 The DC-8 Super 61 and 63 were single aisle as well.
Supersonic pencil Concorde
@@diegobernardo8898 you're talking about something completely irrelevant. We understand you know about concord but what does it have to do with this?
@@diegobernardo8898 ..with a very sharp point.
I was a flight attendant at Northwest when they ordered them (now Delta). God we hated working these things. Sooooo many pax crammed in there with that one (extremely) narrow aisle.
Hi, do you know if the 300 series had a 2 - 3 seating configuration? I remember flying in one of those. but donk know if was 200 or 300.
@@alahollywood 3 and 3 in the economy cabin.
One aisle? Is this not the aircraft I'm thinking of? The one I was thinking of has 2 aisles.
@@planefan082 The 757's have 1 aisle, your probably thinking of the wide body four engined A340-500
It took me an eternity walking sideways to get from a few rows behind first class (row 11 maybe?) to the head in the back. I have a broad bone structure, lol. This was on Northwest HNL to LAX. Not sure why I didn't sneak into the one up front again but my legs needed to move. The flight attendant was awesome though because I had gotten bad dehydrated from a rare case of IBS and drank more than my share of water on that flight. Probably helped keep me from passing out (almost did) in the back of an oven...i mean the 320 on the next leg.
I flew -300 with continental airlines from lax-Iah in first class. I remember looking down that single aisle thinking “man this thing is loooong”. My favorite!
I love the Condor-757-300. 298 Passangers fit in it. That alle delivered 757-300 are still in service is a good sign that who has it in its fleet loves it. Actually there are no really alternatives to this plane.
It is not a good sign per se, but like you mentioned, there simply wasn’t any viable replacement
Sven Schaffarczyk, you have confirmed my earlier assessment for this great niche market aircraft. A Charter/Leisure carrier who is concerned with carrying the greatest number of passengers into remote airports with relatively short runways requiring the need for a plane with STOL capabilities and has little to no concern for additional below deck cargo volume other than the passengers' own luggage.
I flew on the 757-300 today from Denver to Houston. I was so excited as I had never been on the aircraft before, have to say I love it!
Love the 757.300 in Business Class. Thats one I flew on to SFO in my profile pic! I'll never change it....
I’ve flown on these multiple times. Nice smooth flight.
Tried it with Icelandair. Damn thats one long nr 2 pencil
I have flown a lot of 757 many times like United AA and US Airways, ATA & AWA (America West Airlines) 😊
My favorite plane to watch take off is the 757-200 especially lightly loaded.
They get airborne so fast. We would watch from the Dynair Hangar at Sky Harbor.
(Years ago)
I agree Boeing should reintroduce the 757-300. I love all the shots from PDX
..yeah it's about the only other "big" passenger airliner that lands here anymore save for an A 330 for Delta a 767 for Condor, and 787 for British. Even Hawai'ian downsized to an A321 (used to be an A330).for their service to Honolulu.
Years ago Lufthansa flew into here from Frankfurt with an A 340 (though the 300 series not the 600), but that service was cancelled in 2009.
kyotokid4 ya, when I worked on the delta ramp, we normally got the 757-300 from Atlanta. Preferred working that jet over the 757-200.
@@anthonydaschel209 Boeing should bring the 757-300 Production back and they’ll replace the 757-200s. When they replace the 757-200s, the 757-200 would be converted into freighters and Combis. The 757-300 will also be a replacement for the 737 MAXs too
@@sebastianfloyd372 they should make it 757-300er
I remember flying to Maui from Los Angeles in this thing; the plane took ages to load, and forever to deplane.
It was very remarkable looking; just a tad..... unconventional, which meant unusual quirks that irked too many
Thank you for the caption. Love it 😍
It definitely is more sleek. I did fly it Vegas to JFK many times. It feels a lot faster than a wide body for some reason but looking down the long isle , you can see the aircraft pitch so clearly it’s crazy.
Great vid. Been flying since 1980 and the 757 - 200 remains one of my favourite aircraft and carries many wonderful memories.
As a UK resident I am sure I have never flown on the 300 variant however, most experiences of the 200 being through single config. charter flights (Air Europe / Air 2000 / Monarch / Britannia)
I flew the 300 on Delta last October from San Diego to ATL. Sat on row 43 (I think) waaaay in the back. Loved the plane and the flight!
Flew one of these out to Tenerife with Thomas Cook a few years back! I was so excited to be flying on what is a pretty rare type in the commercial aviation world. Quite honestly I didn’t notice any real jump in waiting times and because the flight is only 4 1/2 hours there wasn’t any issue. Such an awesome aircraft!
Count me as one of the people that HATED this aircraft. Way too long to board and deplane. I'm sure the 12 in first, with thier own door thought it was great.
It does take an eternity and the overhead binds are so small compared to even the 737 and 720’s that it makes the boarding process a pain when my comes to a full or fairly full load 🤦
The amazing thing about is that despite it’s length being just shorter than the DC 8 Super 70’s it had excellent takeoff run for its size like the baseline -200 variant
One of my favorite flights ever was coming back from Orlando on ATA after a snowstorm at Midway. To say that the pilot had to stick the landing on that one is a major understatement.
I flew on one from San Francisco to Maui, loved it sat at the back which was bacically empty.
Flown many times on B757's with Delta.. other than the OLD ones that have the old video TVs down the middle of the aisle, I love them.
Went on one of these in the Continental days, they used to use it to upgauge popular Newark routes like Orlando and even paired some domestics through Newark with transatlantics on the same flight number. They were very flexible but since United took over they're mostly on the West Coast now.
As a former ATA Airlines (American Trans Air) employee, I've flown on the 300 a lot. We were the launch customer in North America!
I worked for them in MKE... i really miss that job and airline! Just imagine if company management would've retired the L1011's and 727's earlier and bought 767's for the military charters instead of NWA dc10s... maybe they'd still be around?
@@erict5234 I agree
I flew twice on a 57-300 series.. we got tail seats and it was amazing to look to forward seats how far they seemed..
Girl: "So, how long is it 😜"
Me:
As long as 757-300.
as skinny as it too!
as unenjoyable as it too
In assuming your referring to-
I flew in one from Los Angeles to Honolulu and back and felt it exactly alike the -200.
No big deal with boarding. Great airplane. It should be built again with new engines
and avionics.
boeing has been throwing the idea around of the 757 Plus look it up !!
@col loc this is why i said throwing the idea around because they arent sure !!!
757 is an excellent airframe. I habe been flying 757-200s for the last 10 years and only need new avionics. Engines are great but can be improved to new standards but P&W are simpler and cheaper than RR
I've flown on a -200 series a few times from Atlanta to Costa Rica, and despite being shorter than the -300, it still took much longer for the flight crew to perform meal service than on most other planes of comparable length due to the single aisle configuration. Another downside of single aisled planes is not being able to get to a lavatory when meal service is being performed due to the aisle being blocked by food carts and crew. At least on wide-bodied aircraft you can go out the other side (if you're sitting in the middle section).
I was a passenger riding in the back part of the -300 cabin one time. I remember that as the airplane maneuvered to turn onto the runway we really got a sense of being swung around as we were at the far ind of the arc of its movement. WHOA! We were really being slung around back there.
I did... couple of times... United had a fly Houston - Bogota....
first class is really good
Such a nice aircraft 😍😍
Love the 757, takes off like a rocket. Flown the -300 with Condor from LGW - ACE and Thomas Cook from ACE - LGW in 2017. Flew same route a few years earlier on the -200.
Been on a Titan 200 and Condor 300 in last 3 years. Love them both can't really comment on any 300 boarding issues as was near the front door so sat quickly. Wasnt that long to board though. Love the powerful takeoff and those RB211s.
Flew a United (former Continental bird) -300 from DEN to ORD in January 2019. Had a first class seat so I thus I got to turn left when boarding as the jet bridge connected to the second set of doors.
Yep! Turning left was a great experience!
In a sense it’s still a Continental aircraft. Continental was the surviving carrier from the merger. The old United Airlines was absorbed into Continental Airlines and then Continental changed its name to United Airlines.
www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100517/000119312513140583/d514659d8k.htm
@@skyserf with United's PR theses days, any flight staffed by former Continental employees means a better chance of good hospitality. Also flights originating from United hubs/crew bases in CLE, EWR & IAH used to be Continental hubs so there's a good chance flights to/from the latter are operated by employees from the old days.
Thomas Wieser I’m was hired as a pilot with Continental Airlines. I’ve flown with awesome people from both former carriers.
@@skyserf I grew up near CLE so Continental was one of the go to airlines for my family. Not only did I carry over my OnePass account to Mileageplus but my # includes 216 which is one of the primary area codes in Cleveland.
I’ve had the opportunity to fly the 300 on at least 2 occasions. The routes were DEN-ORD and SFO-DEN. Both flights had only about a 50-60 percent load factor, so I didn’t notice the long service and boarding times. The -300 flights were with United, and the cabins were a little tired looking. On my DEN-ORD leg I was sitting in the aft economy section, and I remember a rubber trim piece on the overhead bins suddenly falling down. Nonetheless I really enjoyed the -300. I’ve been partial to the stance of the 757, and I felt privileged to fly on such a unique and rare version of the 57.
I remember sitting in the back of a 757-300. When the aircraft taxied to the runway and made that 90 degree turn to line up for take-off, we really felt like we were swinging at the end of a whip almost. It was really amazing,
My first flight was on a Condor 757-300. Sat in the last row... I still remember that take-off :D
Northwest used the 753 to replace the dc-10 on the Minneapolis-Seattle route. I didn’t know the -300 existed until I found myself sitting in one and looked at the safety card. I was thrilled!
Yes from New York to Reykjavik. In Icelandair. Really I'm enjoying a lot. But yeah is a very long cabin.
That thumbnail looks photoshopped - but nope, the -300 is just really, really long
Sat near the back both ways Phoenix - Maui. Nearly showroom new and a very smooth ride.
I was a Chicago based flight attendant and I LOVED working on the 757-300. I liked it much better than the 757-200. The 200 felt cramped but the 300 felt roomy.
Flew 2 times, on 2010 with Arkia on their 757-300, 4X-BAU and 4X-BAW, I had a good experience.
I flew in a United B757-300 one time from Chicago to Dulles. I really, really loved it. It was definitely one of the best domestic flights I've ever had.
Yes I have already flown on the 757-300 and it was the best flight in my whole life. It was a night flight out of Frankfurt to Palma de Mallorca in a Condor 757-300 and it was on my 18. birthday the day itself was unforgettable but the condor crew did everything to make it even better. It was such an experience to fly on this aircraft on that day and it was so exiting to be in the cockpit look around and asking all questions an avgeek could think of. Not the aircraft itself, it’s engines and the cockpit is awesome, the memories which I have about this aircraft are as well. Personally my favorite aircraft next to the 747-8i
Must have been before 9/11 then, no more jumpseat pax allowed since
@@e.c.listening326 i haven’t flown on the jumpseat on that day
“Too long” that’s what she said 😅
- Swiss001
Prathmesh Plays Games isnt funny
@@gordo1163 agreed. he isnt funny anymore
@@gordo1163 i remember all white letters, memes, butter, olden days
Certainly she still hasn't seen many long things in her life.
Another great video! It made me think. I fly on United and avoid the -300: it’s often on LAX/ORD or other hub-to-hub runs. Conversely, I love-really love the -200: it’s my favorite plane after the B789: again, my experience is with United. As I think through why I don’t like the -300, there are two reasons: the ratio of first class to coach is low, so upgrades are rare. I’d take a B737 any day over a -300. United (actually Continental) got many of its -300s from ATA, so the inflight entertainment doesn’t compare to the B752.
It’s a curiously attractive aircraft. I like watching it slink around taxiways, but I don’t like being a passenger on the B753.
It's a beautiful aircraft. I had the pleasure on flying it from RHO to HAM some months ago.
Greatest power to weight ratio of all commercial jets. Even at KSRQ's relatively short runway, it rotates only 1/3rd the way on takeoff. I love both these planes and will search for a -300 to experience on an upcoming flight.
I've been on it many times with Delta and United! I absolutely can't get enough of them!
I have flown both the 200 & 300. For some odd reason whenever we start the engines on the 300 there is always a strong fuel odor in the cockpit. The 200 does not have that anomaly.
savagecub not just the cockpit
Phase 5 engines.. if the packs are turned on too soon after engine start you can smell the residule fuel.
I believe I use to fly the UAL 757-300 quite often from Newark to LAX (or may have been JFK to LAX when UAL still served JFK). UAL had a flight that was almost entirely Business Class, I forget what they called it, but it had a small 1st cabin up front, and the tiny rear cabin was economy, the entire remainder of the plane was business. I really enjoyed those flights in business class, and it was very easy to get upgraded as a premier.
I have never been on a -300, but they have always one of my favorites (second only to the Queen of the Skies). I’m scheduled to fly one in July with United, but as of now, they have been grounded due to the current unpleasantness. Hopefully they get flying again before then!
Flew on a Boeing 757-300 from Atlanta to Tampa... lovely aircraft, lovely flight!!!
VERY NICE VLOG!! Much knowledge and info. The 757s loss is the 321 xlri's gain. The 757 did not do well in export market. Wonder why. Any reasons???
I flew the 757-300 out of Eilat"s old airport (6500 foot runway) many times in temperatures above 40 degrees celsius going to Tel Aviv on one of the two aircraft owned by Arkia. I was sorry to see it go to Icelandair. Loved the short 40 minute hop and max takeoff thrust!
I loved this aircraft as well. Somewhat reminiscent of the Super DC8's back in the 60's and 70's that Delta flew.
I fly it a lot, as Condor still uses the 757-300 although they are 23 years old.
It's very nice, and I like it. Although it's very loud during take off when you sit in the front area.
Had a trip on a Condor 757-300 from Nürnberg to Mallorca and back again. I'm an aircraft mechanic and I always wanted to catch a flight on one of these birds. Sadly, Condor stuffs 275 people in there. I'm 2 meters tall, so Economy Class in this plane is just a nightmare. And I totally agree, that boarding takes very long, especially when the aircraft is boarded on the apron without a jet bridge. So people with seats in the front start to board the plane from the rear entry and people with seats in the rear board the plane from the front entry. So the whole aisle is jammed with people while boarding. Never seen such a chaos before. :D
The Flying Pencil. I flew aboard one of Arkia's then-753s from Tel Aviv to Eilat (and back a few days later) in 2013. Both have since been sold to Icelandair.
I'll be on one of them in a couple months
It's nice to know that they are still in service.
I flew on a 757-300 when I was 14 y/o. It was my first non 737 ever and I experienced the smoothest landing ever, from IAH-LAS (SJC final). My grandfather and I got moved from economy to first class, and I still don’t understand why that happened. Unfortunately my mom was left in economy and we also missed our connecting flight.
I’ve have been on flights on the 300 from Vegas to minny when I worked for northwest before and after it became delta. It was a very smooth flight
The 757-200 was my favorite narrow body to work, the DC 8. was my second.
worked on both as a Crew and Amazing plane to fly on, ok indeed service is a nightmare on them, but we had a couple overpowered ones, and god where they fast on take off. and the gadgets they had. as the 300 were that long, they had installed a camera on the senior's PA station, so once one started to speak, your face would appear on all screens hung from the ceiling, and remember having it storage spaces in the most strange places on board. really every MM was used/is used on them. OCR, rest lol they were dangerous and most uncomfortable to rest in let alone to get in and out. And 20 years later still remember the day we overran in EHAM and ended up nose down tail up in the grass. Got fixed and 6 weeks later she was back up and flying again, got sold and still flying for NZRAF.
What a great story, l flew on. UA 757 back when they first came
out LGA to ORD. First time seeing a glass cockpit....
I have flown it. Loved it. The long aisle I found fascinating.
In some spanish-speaking countries, the nickname for the 757 is "la flaca" which means "the skinny woman"; I really love the figure of the 757-300!
I have been flying on Codors 757- 300 several times. And I really do like it. I think in the end it comes down to your own expectations regarding service and why you are flying.
I’ve flown on Delta’s B757-300 from Seattle to Kona with my brother and my dad . Me and my brother were in first class from Seattle to Kona
Who could possible HATE such a beautiful plane!?
I sadly never got to fly on the 757-300 which was retired in March 2020. But I'm familiar with the configuration and the downfalls. The experience is a bit lacking for the passengers seated in the exit rows. The jumpseats for the flight attendants are located directly in front of the passengers, and unavoidably you are knocking knees with the working crew. The both the 757-200 and 757-300 have this, but the -300 has an added exit with an extra jumpseat located uncomfortably close to that passengers in the exit row behind the wing.
As mentioned, the food and drink service can take an exceptionally long time, especially on boozy flights like Las Vegas or the Carribbean destinations. It could be up to 45 minutes before the flight attendants get to your row.
However, the design of these aircraft is much more comfortable compared to a 737 or airbus. The Galley's are larger and can accommodate a much bigger service and not be lacking any space or storage. The cabin is wider than the 737 which lends to a less cramped feeling, especially in the lavatories, seats and galleys. The aircraft also has much better power and performance than a 737 or Airbus 321, getting you up to cruising altitude much faster and to your destination much faster.
A 757-300 neo xlr with premium heavy config will be very popular in transatlantic and asian markets
Great video and quite accurate.
Thanks for the feedback. - TB
Took the -300 from ATL to SLC one summer. Fell in love with the aesthetic of the plane! Shame they’re being fazed out. They should’ve redone the 757 instead of the 737
I flew on Icelandair's 757-300 (TF-FIX) from London to Keflavik back in 2008. On the way back flew on their 200 (TF-FIO). Coincidentally, my first UA-cam video upload was of the landing in that 757-300.
Ill be taking this flight in june
Love riding on the -300
I was a structural engineer on the team that installed the retractable tail skid on the 757-300. The 757-300 for a long time was the most efficient airplane available as measured by Cost per Available Seat Mile (CASM). It has only recently been supplanted by the A321LR according to Arkia which operates the type. It proved to be a very good replacement for the Northwest/Delta DC-10s which were primarily used to fly to Hawaii. The 757-300 was essentially a victim of the 9/11 crisis as the airlines who would have otherwise bought the airplane to augment their existing fleets of 757-200s were not in a position to do so. Boeing had averaged 40 orders and 45 deliveries per year in 2000 and 2001. The 757 only received seven (7) orders after 2001.
I know the 757-200 the shirt varient with the RR engine was an absolute beast! wasn't as long as the 300 and it had a unique body to wing shape that made it almost like a smaller Learjet rather than larger commercial jet. Or a long pencil like the 300. The 200 also had longer lander gears from what I remember, i may be wrong. From the front it looked like a hawk, super athletic looking. The 200 carried on average of about 25 to 30 less passenegers and some of 757-300 were able to carry upwards to 289 passengers! Boeing figured just extend the 757 200 and call it day. They even kept the same engines. The b757-200 had engines that were so powerful that combined with the unique shape of its wings cause wake turbulence so powerful it bring down several planes and almost bring down a 747-400 and it consequently cause the FAA to space out planes taking after it add several minutes of time difference. I my self have been on a renewed overhauled model in Miami 4 years ago! The weather was rainy and stormy and some passengers seemed nervous and were asking the flight attendent about saftey and if there were any fighter later on or if they be transferred to another flight later on. caption gets on the pa to introduce him self and the second officer and then says " I'd like to welcome you on this newly overhauled and mighty powerful B 757-200. It's been equipped the latest and newest upgrades, as well as two updated engines and overhauled prat and Whitney that will send get this amazing bird to cruising atltitude much faster than any other plane in its size and seat configuration and given its unique wing shape and power to weight ratio well maneuver around the clouds very easily" he gives the passengers the option to get off which really wasn't warranted but i think he wanted to remind them that it was an option. Ill NEVER FORGET THE EXPERIENCE. IT ROCKETED ALL THE WAY UP TO 10K FEET AT A PITCH THAT MADE IT VERY HARD TO LEAN FORWARD ANYTHING MORE THAN A FEW INCHES! YOU CAN FEEL THE PRESSURE, IT WAS SOMETHING G THAT I NEVER FELT ON A PLANE BEFORE. HE WAS DOING THAT WHILE BANKING A FEW TIMES!! It had to be close a rate of 4,500 per minute. Which may not seem like alot but when you consider that it was full, bad weather and it maintained that rate close close to 20k feet! It probably leveled off to 3900 fpm at 15,000 feet. But yeah, that's my rant and fondest memory of a commercial airliner.
Yes I flew the 757 300 on a Condor Service
The 757 both the -200 and -300 are among my favorite aircraft. I have flown in both models and had nice experiences.
Flying on one for the first time tomorrow from IAH to EWR. I chose this specific flight just for the opportunity to fly on the 753.
I flew on the 757-300 and 757-200 both on Delta. I personally liked my experience on the 757-300 more because Delta placed newer seats, IFE screens, and a new bathroom in the plane, but it took forever to board. When I was on the -200, it took much shorter to board but the plane was not nearly as nice. On the -300, it was really cool to walk to the back of the plane because there is a galley towards the rear, but that is where the -200 would normally end, so you could see the extra seats on the -300. It looked like someone stuck a tail onto the -200.
I love working the 300 over the 200. But it feels like it goes on forever too. The amount of flex on this baby is really nice, very visible especially when seated on the 2L JS.
I flew on the 757-300 to San Diego CA from Atlanta GA IT was nice
I’ve flown in one of this 757-300 back in 1999 operated by Condor Airlines from Paris to London, that’s when I realized that this stretched 757 existed in just one class configuration.
Wow! That’s new. I never knew there were only 55 -300s ever made!