FDX--Restarting the 757 Line
07-30-2012, 07:11 PM
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FDX--Restarting the 757 Line
There is a strong rumor going around that us, UPS, and Delta have all approached Boeing about restarting the 757 line. Anyone hear this one? Why would we want new airplanes? Better deal to used, I always thought.
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07-30-2012, 08:38 PM
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It's only a rumor. I think the 757 was built in Renton and that plant is MAXed out according to Aviation Week & Space Technology. IF they did restart that line, it would have to be a HUGE order and they'd have to find a spot to build. Charleston maybe? I don't see it, frankly, but you'd never know!
07-30-2012, 09:56 PM
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They are. I spoke to a Delta guy today who said that the 900ER is a great plane, but there are certain routes that the 757 is better for, hence, Delta's interest in the 757. He mentioned Hawaii specifically.
07-30-2012, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Wildmanny
They are. I spoke to a Delta guy today who said that the 900ER is a great plane, but there are certain routes that the 757 is better for, hence, Delta's interest in the 757. He mentioned Hawaii specifically.
07-30-2012, 11:36 PM
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If memory serves me right, Boeing destroyed all the tooling for the 757 line, thus making it almost impossible and very costly to restart it. Besides "hypothetically" it would hurt future sales of the 737. Why order an old airplane with 70s and 80s tech when you would want a 757-200/300NG?
Sad thing in the late 90s Boeing was begging NWA, Delta and anyone else that would listen to order more 75s or they would shut the line for good. It's not like the put all the tooling in the desert for storage. Then when gas prices went up, the 757 really showed how well it could do. I bet the 753 would be still selling if it was open. But it's all a pipe dream, the 757 line will never be reopened. Would hurt the 737 (-900)max orders too much.
Sad thing in the late 90s Boeing was begging NWA, Delta and anyone else that would listen to order more 75s or they would shut the line for good. It's not like the put all the tooling in the desert for storage. Then when gas prices went up, the 757 really showed how well it could do. I bet the 753 would be still selling if it was open. But it's all a pipe dream, the 757 line will never be reopened. Would hurt the 737 (-900)max orders too much.
07-31-2012, 09:42 AM
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I think it would be a new 757NG, not the old 757 being made the same way.
The tooling was destroyed, but there's really not much to making a 757. It's a stretched 737 with a different cockpit, wings, fully stowed gear, and empennage/stabilizers.
Pretty much all of those things would be reworked for an NG anyway, so wouldn't be too difficult.
The tooling was destroyed, but there's really not much to making a 757. It's a stretched 737 with a different cockpit, wings, fully stowed gear, and empennage/stabilizers.
Pretty much all of those things would be reworked for an NG anyway, so wouldn't be too difficult.
07-31-2012, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Wildmanny
There is a strong rumor going around that us, UPS, and Delta have all approached Boeing about restarting the 757 line. Anyone hear this one? Why would we want new airplanes? Better deal to used, I always thought.
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