Originally Posted by pilot141

No, you've got it all wrong. If they did that they would have to pay 757 guys widebody pay.

The 75s will be retrofitted with steam gauges, five different autopilots and when they remove the autothrottles they will install a non-functional third power lever. This will meet FAA requirements for a common 727/757 type rating which will show up on your ticket as "STEAM BOEING/FEDEX ONLY".