Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
The drawbacks to the 75T fleet:
1. No GPS
2. No ETOPs
3. Pratts are 37500 lbs thrust; Rolls are 42,700.
4. Interiors have TV monitors hanging in the aisle; even medium height pax bang their craniums.
The cost to refit all of this is high.
I would like to see them get some more RR ETOPs jets, but I know it won't happen.
If Airbus made a 321 with a slightly stretched wing and higher thrust? You'd have your 757 replacement.
57's are may favorite commercial jet, but its' unique capability (short field plus range) just isn't that crucial to most routes. 95% of what they do can also be done by the bus or uberguppy. The last 5% doesn't justify a new airplane model, or even restarting the 57 line, at least according to Boeing.
I am sad to see it go as well, especially when I wrench my back trying to get in and out of the cockpit of a NG, with my ears still wringing from all the noise.
But if they paid me enough, I would fly a C150.