While Boeing has upgraded the 737 and 777, it hasn't upgraded the 757 (or even the now-aging Boeing 767). An upgraded 757X would have been expensive and challenging and risked not being the ...

The 757 program was born in the early 1970s, when Boeing decided to design a more modern, more efficient version of the three-engine 727, then a strong seller only a decade old.

The Boeing 757 was been discontinued since 2004. ... the 737 simply isn't capable of the same kind of engine performance as the 757. ... it could have been a big hit," Smith told us.

UPS operates 75 Boeing 757 freighters, according to a fact sheet on its website. Delta Air Lines ( NYSE: DAL ) is one of the largest maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers in North America.

It may seem clear what plane should replace Boeing's 757 as it nears the end of its working life, but there's a jumble of events that may muddy the water.

The Boeing 757 and 767 are popular twin-jet airliners that both fly intercontinental routes. ... engines, and landing gears. That jet would be known as the 727-300. However, ...

Big airplanes need big engines, and the C-17 Globemaster III is one of the larger aircraft deployed by the U.S. Air Force. ... Based on the PW2040 engine used by the Boeing 757, ...

The Boeing 757-224 is a twin-engine, twin-jet aircraft operated by United Airlines. It has a cabin configuration of 16 business class seats, 42 economy comfort seats, and 118 economy seats. A United ...

While a Boeing 757-200 ties as the largest plane to use the airport in recent years, it is not the largest ever. While large multi-engine jets may be rare at airports across the Treasure Coast ...

With dimensions of 155 feet, three inches (47.3 m) long for the 757-200 and 178 feet, seven inches (54.4 m) in the further-stretched 757-300, a max takeoff weight between 255,000 lbs (115,660 kg ...

Honeywell's Boeing 757 test aircraft turned 40 years old in June and has been with the company for 17 years. The jet does not fly commercially but instead acts as a testbed for engines and other ...