Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The 757 sold great. It was discontinued because newer airframes had big cost advantages. Delta once put out that the 737-800 operated at 30% less cost per seat. There were also no new generation engines available in that thrust range to re-engine it plus it requires wide body support equipment.
They stopped production because airlines stopped ordering it and every aircraft ordered was built, not because Boeing deemed it uncompetitive. Let’s not rewrite history.