why doesn't the 757-300 have an intercom beteween the aft and front galley??....a. because nwa did not want to pay for long distance phone calls....

 

HAHAHAHAHAH priceless!!!!!

 

this is a ETOPS aircraft with IFE...should be flown to destinations with dual jetways....

 

They're already flying to HNL from LAX/SEA/SFO. In August, they're going to have 2 NWA 753s instead of DL 763s on LAX-HNL.

 

Add PDX-HNL to the list of currently flown NW 757-300 flights from the left coast to Hawaii.

As far as flying them across the Atlantic is concerned, we often have to takeoff "optimised" from SEA-HNL, and that's only 6 +/- hours.

 

I hate ridin in that thing... unless I get a seat in the cockpit. It's an airplane only an accountant could love.

 

I love the 753 as a passenger. The 767 is a smoother ride, but not by a whole bunch, in my humble opinion. I've ridden in front, back, middle... Still love those two aircraft.

 

The 767 has gotta have the most comfy coach seating config though... hard to beat the 2-3-2 deal.

 

I fly the 757/767 (and love it) but as a passenger the 757 sucks. The seats are crowded, you only have one aisle (good luck hitting the head if the cart and widebody FA is in the way), fully 1/3 of the seats are middle seats, and if you are "lucky" enough to get a window seat, you have to crawl over two pax to get out.

On the 767 (and other twin-aisles) you have a 2-3-2 configuration, which means only 1/7 of the seats are middle seats--and then you have two options to exit into the aisle. No one ever has to crawl over more than one passenger, and fully 4/7 of the seats are aisle seats!

Is it any wonder that when I flew a couple of ATL-ANC flights a few years ago on both the 757 and 767 (different days of the week) the FAs told me that after 7+ hours of flight, the pax on the 767 were noticeably happier and calmer than those on the 757?

Still, I would rather fly a 757 that made money than a 767 that didn't!

 

I fly the 320 and ride the 320 mostly and I find it is a little better than the 757-200 because of the wider cabin. The seats are a little wider and the isle is definately wider. I have never flown the 757 but it seems to ride a little better than the 320 in rough air, perhaps the weight.

Anyway, the 757-300 is a whole other story. It is just TOO long for a single isle. The -200 for a passenger is really no worse than the 320. But the -300 sucks. It seems like it takes forever to board and/or unload and getting to the head is just awlful if the carts are out or even if they aren't. Add to that, being a passenger in the back and it seems like the rudder is working overtime, it can be pretty uncomfortable due to the long arm in a wind. I think the -300 was a stretch to far for a narrow.

Having said all of that if the airline makes money and pays me to fly it, well, let's go then!