The Story Of The Boeing 757
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2021
- The 757 entered service in 1983, and more than 1,000 were delivered over the next 20 years. It has been a great success for Boeing and popular with many airlines, in particular with its long-range and versatile operation in hot, dry, and high locations. Production ended in 2004, and it is now disappearing from airline fleets, with no real replacement options.
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“The comet was the first jet of the jet age, but several problems held it back” namely exploding mid flight and disintegrating
It's what we in the industry call a rapid unscheduled disassembly
That led to the British being the world's first aviation investigators and ironically so good at it...
A minor glitch, nothing to worry about.
@@thunderb00m exactly, a special feature of that model.
even 737 MAX faired better
The 757 never disappoints
Unless you’re a big guy sitting in coach ...
...or a pencil pusher.
@@sking2173 Then lose weight.
757 Is the greatest narrow body Boeing has ever made.
757 still a favorite for my frequent JFK/PHX flights on Delta. One late aborted takeoff (crosswind) so well executed most passengers had no idea what just hapened until he annonced it as a 'mulligan'. Smooth...
More facts:
The 757-200 has the highest thrust to weight ratio of any commercial aircraft (except concorde and the Tu-144 I think)
It wasn’t an entirely clean sheet design, the cross section is borrowed from the 707 and is shared with the 727 and 737.
A shrunken version of its wings was adopted for the 737NG, specifically the design of its double slotted flaps.
While being one of the first airliners with a glass cockpit, it wasn’t initially able to satisfy British requirements for autoland that was pioneered by the then 20 year old Hawker Siddley Trident.
Also, despite being smaller, the plane’s handling is allegedly heavier than the larger 767.
The 75 and 76 both handle well. The 75 is the best handling transport jet I've flown, no doubt. It's responsive and has perfect control harmony. The 76 has very light ailerons but they're not matched to the pitch response, which is heavier. I've seen guys in the 76 get into roll PIOs because of this. The 75 is better balanced.
I have heard the opposite of your handling comments. Cargo pilots enjoy flying the 75..
@@thereissomecoolstuff I've never met a pilot who didn't enjoy the 75. I liked its handling better than the 76, but they're both great.
Make sense as the engines are rather huge for it's size. It's just so high off the ground it appears larger than it really is. No doubt it is pretty big for a narrow body
@@NicotineRosberg It is. Very long cabin but the exact same fuselage diameter of the 707,727 & 737. Some flight attendants find it difficult to serve all those passengers with a single aisle, especially on the stretched -300. Boarding and deplaining can be slow too. None of that detracts from the fun of flying it. It's a very versatile jet.
The 757 was my favourite aircraft for a long time, especially due to its powerful takeoffs - leaping off the ground almost like going up in a fast lift. My favourite story was told to me by a German colleague who was learning to fly in a little Cessna at his local airport (Luxembourg Findel). He said he was on a downwind leg for his next landing in VFR under an overcast sky. He heard the tower controller give landing clearance for a flight with a Speedbird callsign. As he sat there, wondering what airline that might be, the clouds parted with a swirl and a British Airways 757 swept past him like a giant bird.
Speedbird is probably the best callsign I’ve ever heard.
Hopefully he got a very extended downwind or came in way above the 757 glidepath. Nothing like getting flipped in a Cessna haha
@@skyserf In use still, absolutely. But I still like Clipper more
Actually its getting back it will be the 797 (757plus)
The 757 was a popular plane in and out of John Wayne Airport (Orange County CA) for several years. Short runways and needing to make steep climbs after takeoff (followed by cutting the engines!) to avoid fancy neighborhoods below. United flew 757s all the way to Chicago or even DC from John Wayne in the 90s. Not only a great plane but relatively quiet. Even the engines had a nice sound. United could have done with an updated version of this instead of the 737 MAX10, but I guess the 737 platform is cheaper to develop / redevelop, even though the fuselage is a similar diameter.
My favorite narrowbody. Powerful , smooth , and an amazing workhorse.
The 757 is such an iconic aircraft. It has been visited some of the most extreme airports in the world including Tegucigalpa
Boeing really missed out on not doing a 757 revamp. I know hindsight is 20/20 but an extended range re-engined 757 is just what airlines are looking for now with greater range but not the number of seats a widebody would have. This would enable a lot more international point to point travel without having to transfer at a hub. Especially with its ability to takeoff and land on shorter runways. They would have been much more successful with this than the MAX debacle
They were pretty patient for it just the orders dried up. It was actually two large and too heavy at the the for most carriers
737 max was supposed to be a 757 replacement, but cheaper. Sadly we know where that went
@@notravstar No not really. It was always known it didn't have the range of the 757.
@@johniii8147 that's true, I'd forgetten the piss poor range of the larger 73s. Airbus is currently the only guys capitalizing on the market I guess
The Rival Airbus Is offering their latest Airbus A320 NEO and A321 NEO extended Long Range that can Seriously impact Boeing.
One of the things that I have always appreciated about the 757 in Delta Service is the passenger entry door is about 1/4 way down the fuselage. So if you are sitting in 1st class or the first couple of rows of comfort you go left instead of right when you enter. This means you can get seated and not have a continuous stream of people going pass you like in other narrow body aircraft. I also think that this makes unloading/loading bit easier and faster.
Yes! Always nice to get in and find your seat in coach (or 1st) much faster. Also easier to exit.
BEST AIRCRAFT EVER BUILT IN MY OPINION
In COUNTLESS ways. Makes rings around any Airbus plane; and the 737 !
As a passenger, this was my personal favourite. With it's phenomenal acceleration, take off angle and climb rate, this was truly a homesick angel.
I've flown Edinburgh to New York in a 25 and 27 year old United 757 and it was really good on both occasions.
You can ALWAYS tell a 757 by its long slender body. To fly on one is marvelous, so quiet and roomy. It was one of Boeing's greatest hub to hub and cross country airliner. Also, the 757 nose and windows seem to be the precursor for the 787 window and nose design.
I enjoyed my time flying the 757. It was my first glass cockpit type rating. I flew both the 200 and 300.
Are you still flying? If so, which plane do you fly currently?
@@siddharthsharma8940 No. Retired off the 747-400 in 2016.
My favorite too..luckily still on it..savouring every flight like it may be the last..
@@Kevin_747 what airplanes were you type rated for?
Ah the "lady of the skys", so happy to say I used to crew on the -200. Beautiful aircraft although very loud in the middle of the aircraft.
I just flew on one of Delta's 757s yesterday. Powerful airplane with amazing engine sound. Known as the "ferrari of the sky". We cruised at about 38 thousand feet and it was an incredibly smooth morning flight.
Delta boards the 757 at door number 2 so it’s truly the only single aisle aircraft where you feel you have a limited passenger FC experience…I love it.
757 is in a class all by itself.
I’m flying on a 757-300 tomorrow! Perfect timing!
@𝘿𝙀𝙇𝙏𝘼495 For a few coming years you can still do it with Condor in Germany.
First airliner I flew on. Love the 757.
The 757’s design never gets old. I flew one and found out it’s manufacturing date was 2002. No matter. But when I found out that 757 production started in 1983, I was astonished. Long live the 757.
Correction.
The 757F was only purchased by SF airlines and UPS.. FedEx are all 757-200SF converted.
The 757 engine was one of the most reliable self-sustaining engines ever maid. I think it’s a mistake to end the design.
What do you mean by 757 engine? Or self-sustaining? 🤨
It had three different engine options, all of which were also used on other aircraft.
I've never flown on the 757, so I hope to plan a trip on one of Delta's before they're retired--just for the experience!!
I flew on one of these with Delta just yesterday - they are my favorite. Such a fast takeoff, you’re in the air before you know it. Quite comfortable as well!
It saddens me to see this most beautiful narrow body aircraft being retired with no updated replacement. I’ll never forget my first takeoff in one… I couldn’t believe how quickly it accelerated to rotation speed. Keep in mind most of my previous travels were on 727’s and earlier 737’s. If I won a huge lottery, I’d love to buy one and convert it to a decked out private jet. There have been a few with added interior fuel cells greatly increasing its range.
Donald Trump's personal private jet is a modified 757.
He does have a great taste in planes haha
@@siddharthsharma8940 Typical Indian man, sucking up to white supremacists who would spit in the face of an Indian man.
the 757 is the most Beautiful and Over powerd boeing has made. 25 tons thrust when the 767 had 30 tons per engine.
In 2018 in December I flew on the 757-200 and 300 from Seattle to Detroit on a connection flight from Anchorage to Indianapolis, then flew back from Minneapolis to Anchorage, it was a good aircraft and it was smooth sailing from these two variants.
I think you have confused hot, dry and high with hot, humid and high. Dry air air is beneficial to aircraft performance, whereas humid air decreases performance.
Idk why they keep saying it that way anyways. Hot&High is the term.
@@kingsharkoon I’m glad I wasn’t the only one, sounds so cringe and makes it seem like they don’t actually know aviation- just reading a script.
Most beatiful plane in Boeing's history!
I will always remember that flight from Philadelphia to Los Angeles in a 757 about 15 years ago. The weather was really bad, with expected lightning and heavy wind midcourse. The flight was full, and I could tell the plane was heavy as I saw lots of people checking in with 2 sometimes 3 suitcases. Anyway I just recall the particular sound the engines made, it just split the air. We climbed above all that mess in no time. It got so high so fast, we could see the storm and lightning just passing by and slowly going away. My most satisfying and comfortable « bad weather flight » ever.
My first flight was on a 757. love that plane
So glad I got to fly on this wonderful bird. Airlines enjoyed profitable operations on sectors as short as 100 miles. BA flew these regularly from LHR to Paris.
With the way Boeing is going, I could see them deciding against the 757X because it's stock price took a dip on the day they made decision and their secretary forgot to order lunch. Their leadership are not the most competent people in the world. Airbus is making the A321XLR and Boeing's response is just "nah we'll wait".
Boeing could use its maintenance arm to redo the 757X with new engines and winglets and remarketing them Commercial aircraft wouldn't have to lift a finger.
@@bd5av8r1 you realize caving to market pressure and hurriedly slapping new engines on an existing type is exactly what led to the max 8 debacle? How about Boeing stops worrying about how many aircraft they can roll off the line per quarter and start worrying about actually producing an aircraft to meet the design brief. But nah, instead they let the bean counters tell them to remove arc protections from the wings of the 87s, they'll be a whole $1,000 dollars cheaper apiece!!
@@schwig44 The military puts newer engines on older types all the time with no issues…
@@schwig44 The 757 is inherently designed for massive bypass turbofan engines. The 737 is designed for turbojet engines. When they shoehorned too big engines on the 737 frame, they needed MCAS and the rest is history..
@@bd5av8r1 because they are willing to properly modify the airframe to accommodate. Not just write up a piece of software to compensate. That's where Boeing went wrong. It's not necessarily the new engines, it's how they handled the incompatibility with the airframe. Which again just comes down to the bean counters having all the power, and the Engineers not having the balls to walk off the job en masse. Not like Boeing can just replace them all overnight.
The first 757 I saw was a Delta airlines . My first flight on a 757 was to the Virgin island on an American Airlines flight in first class. I fell in love with this aircraft. It’s hope Boeing does come up with a replacement.
Such a beautiful plane
Thank you very much for this history of a great airplane! :-)
Excellent video but a couple mistakes. The 757 lost its "heavy" designation decades ago, it used to get a special heavy depending on the weight during operation. Since then it just received special consideration for its notorious wake, but not a heavy. This change occurred shortly before or right around when production of the aircraft stopped-- early-mid 2000s. Additionally the 767 flightdeck design was not 2 crew but 3 crew from the start. After launch in 1982 a ruling came down from the FAA allowing the 767 to be operated as 2 crew, the 757 hadn't been launched yet so it received this change from the start but a good 30-35 767-200s had already been built with an F/E station and the size and layout of its entire flightdeck designed for it. United and American accepted the 2 crew conversion but Ansett did not and operated their 767-200s in the original 3-crew configuration for nearly 2 decades. Boeing had somewhat planned for this and it allowed the conversion to be relatively simple on the 767. But to this day, this why you see on every iteration of the 767 ever made including the 400, a large F/E station that has been kept due to design change costs of the entire flight deck architecture and size so its been used for ground maintenance and other misc. service panels by carriers. Since the FAA ruling in 1982 the 767/757 have shared a type rating commonality sharing the same overall design with minor differences. As for the 757 spot on about high and hot, short field and long range performance all in one. Perfect successor to the 727 which did all of this for its time as well. The 757 is never coming back, the X is a non-starter since the tooling for the 757 line has long been disassembled or disposed of at Renton. It would cost just as much if not the same for a new clean sheet design which is why if we see a true successor it will be the ilk of the 797, formerly NMA that its rumored to be an A310/767-200 sized widebody with high performance. Most likely a scaled down 787-3. The 787-3 I believe we will see eventually but even that is not a true replacement being a bit larger and too long range for the job-- it's the same size as the -8 just with less range. Ideally a slightly shortened 787-8 akin to the -3, maybe a 787-1 in the 190-220 capacity and about 5000nm of range would be money. Software detuned versions of the GENx/Trent1000 would be fitted.
757 has the best engine sound ever, the roaring bear 🐻 😊
I absolutely love its cockpit. It is brown and those good old clocks and switches. I like the overhead panel. It is not confusing like the one on the 737 but still, great plane. My favorite!
The 737 was actually from the 60s
I don't think Boeing is up to it these days, but in their glorious past the 757 and 767 are still revered. I don't really expect anything spectacular out of Boeing in the future now that their Engineers have to take a back seat to Bean Counters. The end of an era for sure, but Airbus is picking up the slack.
I always liked the 757 - probably cuz it’s one of the few I can easily recognize from the side view.
I never flew onboard this plane but I find it's pretty cool especially useful on short or medium haul flights and cargo airlines like FedEx UPS love flying this bad boy.
In former GDR we had a 'flying pencil' too - the TU 134 ☺👍 ...
Thanks for nice video and a happy, healthy new year 👋🎄🌠🌠🌠🌠
the door opening of the 757 is just so satisying
Flew UA 757 oct 2021. Houston to LAX. They flew at 25,000 west due to winds aloft. They big engines sound good and hauled ass to California
Flew a United Airlines 300 from LAX to SFO in 2014. Fantastic aircraft.
stopping the 757 production was a huge mistake for Boeing. (A321neo)
Boeing ran out of orders in 2004, that was the simple reason for stopping the 757 production - nobody wanted to buy the 757 any longer. And the A 321neo was far in the future back in 2004, not even planned by Airbus, not to talk about being built.
9/11 as well
The Boeing 757 Is One Of the Quality Great Airplane that Boeing ever Made..Its Really Sad to know He as no Replacement yet for Boeing😑 or any plans Maybe to Upgraded it??.🤔...
If Boeing comes with an upgraded version of 757, this will give nightmares to Airbus
Lol...no.
Don't think so. It would way too late the party with the A321XLR. But it would help the market if produced and certified in a few years if Airbus can't produced the A321XLR fast enough and of the shift to Long and Thin Routes for passengers post COVID.
@@colinw7205 A few years? Like the few years it's taking BA to make the 777X derivative? All the tooling for the 757 line is gone, scrapped. It would be a clean sheet design, costing some $15-20 billion.
Won't happen
It is two years later now, and Boeing has entered into something that could turn out to be its death spiral: it will probably make another multibillion loss in 2024, and the remnants of its once formidable reputation are eroding more and more every day.
Boeing CANNOT come up "with an upgraded version of 757", and the reason is simple but inescapable : There are no 757 assets left to build on. Starting at the end, there is no industrial basis any more to be used: the factory space was re-assigned to the 737 line and all specific tooling was disposed of in or shortly after 2004. The design data FOR THE AIRPLANE (but not necessary for the now obsolete factory tools) should still be stored somewhere, but it would probably be rudimentary and hardly integrated compared to today's standards. The consequence: Boeing in nostalgia could (try to) rebuild the old world: with a remake of the old machinery and all now obsolete features of the airliner of the past (narrow fuselage and no containerized cargo, to name only two). If they wanted to make major changes, they would need a modern era basis of design data, and to set that up would require an entire new development. Not to forget: Those engineers who once designed the 757, understood its technical details to the last valve and kept the assembly line running, they are now all gone.
In terms of developing new airliners, Boeing has only one shot left. In 2023 alone, Airbus sold more A321neo than Boeing 757s in its entire lifetime.
From their introduction into service until the end of 2003 I managed to fly on every 757 Delta had in its fleet. It was always my favorite single aisle. Still miss the L-1011 as well. As a pilot I trained for the 757 but was medically grounded before I could get a chance to fly the real thing. The simulator made it feel like a McLaren compared to the 737 feeling like a rusted Yugo.
My absolute favorite jet to fly on. Like the Cadillac CTS-V of the sky. Fast and smooth.
Let me watch again and again...I like 👌
Flew first class on a United 757-300 from DEN to ORD in January 2019.
I have a slight feeling long-haul narrowbodies are gonna be a relatively small part of aviation going forward. The A321XLR hype is probably because of the situation the industry is in right now. Especially if a "757X" were to go up against an A321XLR, it has to offer 10 hours of endurance or even more. At that point, there will probably need to be dedicated crew rest facilities, which would mean blocking seats or eating into cargo/cabin space to create a crew rest area. Widebodies, however, will have the space.
I think I'll be perfectly fine going 8-9 hours on an A321XLR, by the way. I’m looking forward to see what the operators do with it because it can fly routes I’ve never dreamed a narrowbody can fly. Anyone anti-A321XLR are probably just avgeeks moaning about the shift to smaller planes that "aren't as exciting". "Plane spotting is gonna suck", one guy told me.
So for an A321XLR rival, a "767X" would be a logical step, especially since Boeing still make 767s to this day. They just need to upgrade the existing production line. The 757 is an interesting aircraft that I've yet to experience, I've heard from people, take off in a 757 is the closest thing to a space shuttle ascent one can get, given how quickly and steeply she climbs, sounds exciting.
Agree.
I don't see why a smaller 787 would not fit in and offer everything airlines need.
@@donaldstanfield8862 Too heavy
Went from CPH to SID via LPA on the a321.
The number 2 pencil.
Tried EWR to HAM 10 years ago on a united 757-200.
Whow
But JSI take offs takes the cake and eat it.
Stood behind TUI/Thomson In 2014 and i never regretted It
For some reason I find this plane so sexy. Long , thin and less curvy than other airliners. Love this aircraft
My favorite narrow body aircraft.
For me the most beautiful com. aircraft.
The 757 is my favourite Boeing. Re engine with Aviadvigatel as on the Tupolev Tu-204.
The Boeing 757, the little brother to the 767, is best short to medium range airplane that has ever been built. No disrespect to the A321XLR, but it's basically just a medium range version of the A321ceo, which is more like the Boeing 737-900 than the 757.
Interestingly, USAir used 757s on some of their trans-Atlantic services out of Philly. Worked perfectly well on a flight to Munich.
Eastern Airlines launched the 757
I had the opportunity to ride the 757 Combi into Kathmandu, much to the shock of natives who were amazed I trusted my life to Royal Nepal Airlines. The food was delicious, I’ll give them that. I believe, at one point, they were having mechanical problems with one of their 757s and ended up sacrificing a goat to the Gods in order to fix it.
nooooo rip 757 you will always be in my Heart
SO MUCH footage at KPDX 💙🤍💚
I’m flying my first 757 trip next week, bucket list stuff and I’m interested to see the difference to the 767.
Very good video, like it. But I'm missing its incidental numbers, as this shows the overall quality of a workhorse. I suggest Some short numbers like losses on crash or incident should be on a specific models video. Even if it is just a happy zero.
Takeoff is quite a bit more vigorous than a 737, to say the least.
She is a beautiful aircraft
American did not keep TWA’s 27 757’s. TWA 757’s had PW power plants American had RR power plants so American sent them back to the lessor and Delta immediately snapped them up since they used Pratt engines
The 757-200, is basically a two engine version of the 707-120 with STOL capabilities . Which is why the USAF replaced their all of their VIP 707 transports, with the 757s. A Boeing exec famously said they were selling the 757 was TOO MUCH AIRPLANE for the money they were getting for it. B/C instead of making a one to one 727 replacement they inadvertently made a 707 replacement(b/c of advances in technology and customer input(pressure) like from launch costumer British Airways and military costumers. The market niche and justification for 757 didn't fully materialized until after Boeing ended production in 2004 with the international acceptance of 120 min ETOPS . Especially for long and thin trans-Atlantic routes/missions. Such as Chicago-O'Hare-Manchester, England (ORD-MAN). But I am not surprised that Boeing was in a hurry to terminate the 757 Program and to bulk up the smaller regional design 737 to take over the 757's missions. Like I said a Boeing exec famously said they were selling the 757 was TOO MUCH AIRPLANE for the money they were getting for it.
Seems like Delta love getting use out of there planes before retiring them. They've had some of the last DC-9s, MD-80S, 757s etc
A considerably lower weight/thrust ratio than most commercial airliners does indeed make the 757 a winged hot rod. But the best looking commercial airliner of all time? My vote goes to the Super Constellation for the props; the 727 for the jets. I"m also a fan of the "mad dog" MD-80 series which I've flown (in) more than any other commercial aircraft.
My favorite plane 757 is pretty...fast.. and is hot rod of all commercial jets.
The way airlines have used the 757 it was to move the most people at the absolute lowest cost turning them into little more than a cattle car. My wife and I took a 757 from Ireland to Chicago and it was jammed to it’s maximum. We have flown all over the country including Hawaii and have never been so cramped. That plane made a Southwestern flight seem down right spacious.
These are good videos. It would be better with some interior shots.
Tooling is "kind of available still" but needs work. I was Tooling on first 757 win jigs, then door jigs and eventually Blue Streak on doors before I got laid off. Still love the lines of this jet, the stance and the power the RB211s put out. There was lots of talk about bringing it back, but with Boeing's current corporate world of being held leash to greedy consultants (Boston CG, Deloitte, OW, e.g) they have no clue what the world wants. When their senior engineers retired/moved on they were left with GE corporate that built nothing and outsourced everything. New employees don't care about company cuz company has destroyed giveashit. Outsourcing. About killed the 7Late7. Ask Alenia. A good friend of mine I worked with, his dad was pilot on first 757 flight. Like I say, I Love that plane.
My favorite Boeing aircraft.
They should of never discontinued it
I was just about to comment how Aer Lingus used it on transatlantic flights from Shannon when a photo of one came up in the video.
Iron maiden singer and pilot Bruce Dickinson first flew the group and all the stage equipment in a Boeing 757 and the one quote i remember from him in his documentary is he said ""the 757 is the only aircraft that is Soo overpowered for it's size"" and he actually loved flying it. Now he has a 747-400!!!!!
We have one N938UW ex AA for on wing RB211 testing out in Roswell, NM
We need a 757x!
My first Boeing airplane ! “Skinny, long legs and big tits !”……….every pilots dream !
The Boeing 757 shares its Cockpit windows with the 777 also! Which I only JUST learned recently
The 777 shares the entire front end with the 767. It's like a 767 head with a big fat body bolted on.
yes it has to be a wide body. it has be of a range that's greater than the 757 but less than the 767. Has to have have one that's a 200 seater and one that's a 215 seater in a typical 3 class layout with business PE and Economy
6:20 When he says “B’gota” is he trying to mention the high altitude city in Colombia more commonly known as Bogota??
I think so. First time I've heard "Bogotá" pronounced in a way that rhymes with "pagoda".
Watching from nepal
Wondering what makes the 757 produce high wing vortex as the aircraft small enough
The 757 originally was intended to replace the 727-200. But as the plane grew in size from customer demand, it ended up replacing all the DC-8's and 707's around the world in medium-haul service. It's only in the last 15 years with the 737-900ER and A321-200 that the 757 is finally fading from service. And may retire even faster with the arrival of the A321neo and A321LR models.
amazing pencil plane
I would call the retired engineers that participated in the 757 production. With the exact design made in the 80s that made it’s unique performance born with the newly major improvements of today, the 757 can be revived easily. As a matter of fact, they can follow the same process as they with the 737 in establishing an ER and MAX version to the 757. That way, 757 can be saved and major headaches for Airlines can be removed.
In economical speaking may sound hard and difficult, but backstage, it’s the most reasonable suggestion there could be. 757 it’s only being replaced for it’s inefficiency, not because of it’s age or functionality.
Cool
Yourwelcome
"Flying Pencil" is the nickname for the stretched versions of the DC-8, not the 757. I've worked for M-D. I've worked for Boeing. The nickname goes back to the 1960s, more than a decade before the 757/767 were even conceived.
Lovely video. However, your pronounciation of Bogota had me thoroughly confused until I turned on captions. 😅
the B757-300 looks like it's on long skinny stilts (front & rear landing gear) . . . probably due to the B757-300 compact fuselage cross section & a more than necessary stretched fuselage . . .
Ahh the 757
My fav passenger plane
I flew my first ever 757-200 and 767-400er back in July with delta. Was standard economy on the 767 and comfort plus on the 757 and I have to say I was not a fan of the 757 I flew on unsure if it's do to the lack of a retro fit in the cabin or if I was biased after getting of a wide body prior to the 757. I was not able to get comfortable on the 757. I have since avoided the type from my bad experience with the type. But seeing how they are getting more rare to fly on might as well fly it some more times to give it the benefit of doubt before I make full judgement on the flying pencil.
5:22 works out to 0.37 miles per gallon for a fully fueled flight from Reykjavik to San Francisco !!