October 16, 200322 yr Boeing to conclude 757 production next yearThe Boeing Company announced today that it has decided to phase out production of the 757 in late 2004.
October 16, 200322 yr The 757 is such an incredibly beautiful plane and I am sad to see it go. The consolation is that we will still see it in the air for many more years to come.
October 16, 200322 yr I knew that the 757 was nearing it's end, especially with the 737-800 and 900.... But with over a thousand built, we'll easily see it for a number of years to come. With the coming POSKY 757 release, perhaps it should be renamed the "757 classic"... :)Tomorrow I fly on another old classic--the 737-300.... Hats off to the freeware community for providing us these aircraft and more.... Especially glad to see POSKY involved in the 757.... -John
October 17, 200322 yr "OLD NEWS......Ive known about it for 3 weeks."Well, I haven't, although I suspected it for several months.... Guess I was asleep at the wheel, so I both welcome the post and question the point of your remark...I do think perhaps this topic would have better been placed in Hangar Chat....-John
October 17, 200322 yr "OLD NEWS......Ive known about it for 3 weeks."Well thanks for sharing! :-roll Never did like the look of the real 57 but I think Posky is doing a great job with their model! Regards, MichaelKDFWhttp://mysite.verizon.net/res052cd/mybannercva1.jpgCalVirAir International VAwww.calvirair.comCougar Mountain Helicopters & Aviationwww.cgrmtnhelos.com Best, Michael KDFW
October 17, 200322 yr Just a second vote for the most BEAUTIFUL aircraft in the skies.....the 757. I've figured that would happen, especially with the increasing sales of the 73NGs. Man....that's as sad as when the first beauty went....the 727. Hopefully, the airlines would keep their 757s running for a few more years yet.
October 17, 200322 yr OMG the aviation industry is crumbling. I love the 757. I hope I still get the chance to fly it one day. I am very sad now.
October 17, 200322 yr >>>OLD NEWS......Ive known about it for 3 weeks.We'll seeing as how it was just shared Corporate wide(I work C-17 in SoCal) as a Special News Break in our afternoon Corporate Intranet News service (updated twice dailey, morning and noon)Today, with a live Webcast from the CEO of the Commercial Jets at 3PM (which I caught the tail end of) the only way YOU knew about it is if you work in Renton and are privy to such stuff. Even the afternoon finacial news on Business radio hadn't picked up on it when I was driving home.Old News....BS!Since I started under McDonnall Douglas, it's kinda nice to see them retire one of their Jets! LOL! I do dig the 757 though, have flown them many times (mostly DFW-SNA) and am glad the'll be around a long time....
October 17, 200322 yr Actually this "newsflash" was broke back in July with a long string of threads in Hanger Chat back in July.There were several news articles linked to a thread that discussed how Boeing was fairly certain they were going to end the 757 line in 2004. The latest news was the just the official announcing of the inevitable. With the focus on the 737NG and 7E7, the 757 had lost it's niche. But I imagine we'll see 757's in the sky for at least another 20 years.ed
October 17, 200322 yr Can't say I'm surprised. Time to move on. IMO the 737-800 with it's sleek and slender winglets or the train-like 737-900 are more fitting aircraft for modern times.I'm a bit curious however on the purpose of the 7E7, since the website doesn't say much at the moment. It would seem to me that bigger is better (ex. A380) in an economical sense since you get more $$$ out of single aircraft.I can only conjecture that it's extended range will allow it to make international flights using smaller airports, thus reducing the necessity for connecting flights and generally easing congestion at major airports. These smaller airports might not be currently setup for international flights though (No customs, sparse security, etc.)Or is there something I'm missing here???
October 17, 200322 yr >IMO the 737-800>with it's sleek and slender winglets or the train-like 737-900>are more fitting aircraft for modern times.Out of interest how many seats do these planes have compared with the 757? The 737-900 seems to be much longer than the -500 and -700 I commonly see.>I'm a bit curious however on the purpose of the 7E7, since the>website doesn't say much at the moment.The 7E7 will be much the same size as the 767. The main functional differences will be fuel economy and jet noise. I've heard that running costs will be 20% cheaper than the 767. I believe 7E7 derived much of its design from the (now ditched) sonic cruiser concept.
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