Boeing 757-200
The 727's twin-engined successor — a single-aisle jet with wide-body legs · First flight 1982 · In service 1983
Eastern Air Lines and British Airways launched the 757 on 31 August 1978 and chose the Rolls-Royce RB211-535C, the first time a Boeing airliner was launched with engines built outside the United States. Pratt & Whitney's PW2037 followed with a 60-aircraft Delta order in November 1980.
The prototype flew from Renton on 19 February 1982, Eastern began service on 1 January 1983, and British Airways put it on London–Belfast shuttles from 9 February 1983. Its two-crew glass cockpit is shared with the 767, so pilots can fly both types on one rating.
Built for short and medium routes, the -200 later crossed oceans: US carriers used it on transatlantic flights to smaller European cities, and United's Newark–Berlin route ran over 4,000 nmi. Production of the -200 totalled 913 aircraft.
