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Fast Facts: Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 family includes the 757-200, 757-300 and the 757-200 Freighter. It is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range jetliner.
In 1978, Boeing announced it was building two new airplanes--the 757 and 767.
The 757 and 767 flight decks were designed to share common technologies and systems, which streamlined future production and manufacturing and introduced the common flight deck. The flight deck allowed pilots a joint certification to fly both airplanes. The 757 was up to 20 percent more fuel-efficient than the 727s it was designed to replace.
Two aviation innovations debuted with the 757 and 767 that set the standard for future jet transports: the two-crew glass cockpit and extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS). ETOPS enabled twin-engine commercial carriers to fly long-distance routes--such as over water or remote areas--that are farther than a distance of 60 minutes flying time from a diversion airport.
Production of the 757 ended in 2004. On April 27, 2005, Boeing concluded the 23-year run of the 757 passenger airplane when it delivered the final one, a 757-200, to Shanghai Airlines.
Boeing delivered 1,050 757s between 1982 and 2005.
The 757 is one of seven commercial models that have sold more than 1,000 airplanes, and more than 1,030 of the 757s are still in service.
757-200 and 757-300
On Aug. 31, 1978, Eastern Air Lines placed the first 757 order. Boeing rolled out the 757-200 on Jan. 13, 1982, from the Renton, Wash., factory and delivered the airplane to Eastern on Dec. 22, 1982. Eastern entered the 757 into service on Jan. 1, 1983.
On Sept. 2, 1996, Boeing approved the 757-300 program. Condor Flugdienst of Germany placed the first order on Dec. 9, 1996. Boeing rolled out the airplane on May 31, 1998, and delivered it to the launch customer on March 10, 1999. Condor Flugdienst entered the 757-300 into service on March 19, 1999.
Boeing delivered the last 757-300 to Continental Airlines on April 30, 2004.
U.S. presidential fleet
Among the current U.S. presidential fleet is the C-32, a specially configured military version of the 757-200.The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing the C-32 contract in August 1996, and the aircraft was deployed in June 1998. The C-32 replaced the Air Force's aging C-137 aircraft, a version of the Boeing 707. The primary customers are the U.S. vice president--when the aircraft uses the call sign Air Force Two--the U.S. secretary of state and secretary of defense, the first lady and members of Congress.
For more information on the Boeing 757 family, visit: www.boeing.com/commercial/757family/index.html