Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a short to medium range narrow-body commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was launched by Eastern Air Lines and British Airways to replace the Boeing 727 and entered service in 1983. Production of the 757 ended on October 28, 2004 after 1,050 had been built.[1] The final aircraft was delivered to Shanghai Airlines on November 28, 2005. As of July 2007, a total of 1,019 Boeing 757 aircraft were in airline service.[2]
| Boeing 757 | |
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| Boeing 757-200 of Northwest Airlines | |
| Role | Narrow Body jet airliner |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
| First flight | February 19, 1982 |
| Introduction | January 1, 1983 with Eastern Air Lines |
| Status | In Service |
| Primary users | Delta Air Lines United Airlines American Airlines UPS Airlines |
| Produced | 1981-2004 |
| Number built | 1050 |
| Unit cost | 757-200: US$65 million (2002) 757-300: US$80 million (2002) |
| Variants | Boeing C-32 |
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Boeing 757 Media
The 7N7 made its Farnborough Airshow debut in 1982 as the 757-200.
Forward view of a Transavia Airlines 757-200, showing fuselage profile, wing dihedral, and RB211 engines
Predecessor and successor: an Air Atlantis 727-200 and an Air Europe 757-200
British Airways was one of the first customers for the RB211-powered 757.
Eastern Air Lines began domestic 757 operations in January 1983 and later deployed the aircraft on transcontinental routes.
Monarch Airlines began 757 charter services in March 1983.
Condor became the first operator of the stretched 757-300 in March 1999.
Shanghai Airlines received the last production 757, B-2876, in November 2005.
Continental Airlines 757-300 with blended winglets, which reduce lift-induced drag and improve fuel efficiency
Bird's eye view of Ethiopian Airlines 757-200 ET-AMK at London Heathrow Airport
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