Boeing 757 Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Boeing 757

An American Airlines Boeing 757-200 about to land at Vancouver International Airport
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

A Air Astana Boeing 757-200.

A Thomas Cook Boeing 757-300 at Manchester Airport.

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. 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.

Boeing 7x7 aircraft timeline, 1955–now
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= Not being made anymore																												= Still being made

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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
Two-crew cockpit of a Condor 757-300 with CRT displays
Icelandair 757-200 with original cabin design, updated lighting, and six-abreast seating
A United Airlines 757-200 on final approach, viewed from below, with extended landing gear, flaps, and slats
Northwest Airlines 757-200 in 2010
A UPS 757-200PF arriving at San Jose International Airport
Nepal Airlines' sole 757-200M arriving at Dubai International Airport
DHL Aviation 757-200SF in flight
Delta Air Lines 757-300 arriving at Los Angeles International Airport
Boeing 757-200SF of FedEx Express, the variant's largest single operator
Arkia Israel Airlines 757-300 on final approach
In January 2011, the FAA ordered fuselage inspections after an American Airlines 757 lost an upper skin panel in flight.
N608DA at Pinal Airpark in 2014, under restoration in preparation for being put on display at the Delta Flight Museum
A comparison of the different 757 variants

Boeing 757 facts for kids

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