Just 55 airframes were built, with all remaining in commercial service with a handful of airlines: United, Delta, Icelandair, Thomas Cook (and Condor), and Arkia Israel Airlines. Image by Wikimedia.īoeing added an additional pair of exits behind the wing and increased the capacity to a whopping 252 seats! The 757-300 still holds the record for the longest single-aisle twinjet aircraft in history.ĭespite its popularity with operators, the 757-300 was largely a flop. Condor was the launch customer of the stretched Boeing 757-300. The first 757-300 was delivered to Condor in May 1999. As a leisure carrier, Condor wanted increased capacity for its European holiday routes – in addition to similarity with its existing fleet. In 1996, Condor – at the time, a Lufthansa subsidiary – became the launch customer of the stretched 757 variant, the Boeing 757-300. Its range is significant, especially for a narrowbody the Boeing 757 can comfortably fly six or seven-hour missions, like coast-to-coast flights in the US, transatlantic, and more. The 757 is noteworthy for its performance in hot, high, and dry airfields – think Denver (DEN) or Bogotá (BOG) – as well as short-runway airports like Orange County (SNA) and Washington National (DCA). The Boeing 757 is known for its range and performance American Airlines Boeing 757-200 with winglets. American, Delta, and United – the US3 – all fly the aging 757 on routes short and long. The 757 was a major success with US airlines given its strong performance profile.
Nearly 40 years later, the 757 is still considered one of the most capable narrowbody aircraft in the sky.Ĭapable of flying both transcontinental and transatlantic, the Boeing 757 has a published range of up to 4,500 nautical miles. Developed concurrently with the Boeing 767 in the late 1970s, the Boeing 757 entered commercial aviation service in 1982.
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