Originally Posted by
sailingfun
They are not going to reopen the 757 line. The cost per seat mile is way to high on the aircraft. That is why it went out of production in the first place. Its a great performer and a great pilots aircraft. New ones would not be money makers.
And yet this management team has purchased every newer Pratt 757 on the open market in recent years. We are the worlds largest operator of the type. There must still be a market for such a high performance aircraft if we haven't ordered enough 737-900's to replace all of them.
The -900 will probably be a good money maker for us and will serve well on the shorter high density segments. I'm still curious as to what the long term solution is for the 757 replacement. DL has in the past been the launch customer for the DC-8, DC-9, and 767. Perhaps there are ongoing discussions with Boeing about future developments.
I wonder what a GTF would do for a 757?