I have flown neither. But have always been impressed by the 757 because of its versatility and can't understand why Boeing keeps building bigger 737s while retiring the 757. Could someone who has flow both educate me.

 

Airlines stopped buying the 757 so they stopped building it.

/thread.

 

I was hoping that someone who had actually flown the two airplanes would answer.

 

The 757 is bigger and heavier. It can't compete on efficiency with the stretch 737s. The 757s one advantage is performance but most routes don't require more than what the 737 can provide.

 

It has nothing to do with how they fly or how people who have flown both feel about it. It’s just numbers, and the 737 is more financially compelling than the lord’s chariot.

 

That actually doesn't matter. A pilots perspective on an aircraft does not factor into its success.

The real answer is the 757 cost a lot more to make. The 757 was designed with a pre-deregulation mindset. Simply put, the 757 was over engineered. They put big engines on a large wing and gave it extra wheels with a lot of brakes. That increased the purchase price while decreasing the CASM. The 757 was a very expensive narrow body when it came out. The only reason it is popular with airlines today is because they can buy them used.

Also, most airlines don't need to use all of its capabilities. The 757 is the clear winner over the 737 if you want to carry 180ish people a long distance at a high altitude using short runways. Most of the time the runways are long enough, the flights are short enough, or you don't need to fly that high. While the 757 can do the job better, most of the time the 737 is good enough.

 

Well. Its a tie for most miserable jumpseat in the industry.

 

^Are you serious? The 757 is miles ahead of the 737 jumpseat. You get a real seat, there is actual room in the cockpit, and if there is a second jumpseat in the 757, it is actually usable. I have also heard that some people have even figured out a recline mode in the 757

 

So basically the 757 is over designed for todays market. But isn't the 737 max line of aircraft in the same market as the 757? Traditionally longer routes were flown to big city airports where they have long runways. But the congestion of those airfields is making it more economical to go into a smaller airfield . SNA comes to mind.

 

Ive got a lot time in both. That is irrelevant to why the 757 is no longer in production.



The 757 is one of the nicest handling best performing transport category jets ever built. The 737 is not. The almighty dollar is what matters here and the 757 is not an efficient airplane from a business standpoint.