Originally Posted by
Life_Platinum
The first of the AA series of 757s was given the tail # of N610AA, and delivery of this aircraft was slightly more than a year before the delivery of the N626AA. Thus there are 15 757s in AA's fleet that are older than this aircraft. The 757-200 series aircraft have begun to be scrapped up to about 4 years ago, with 25 already chopped up. Another 50 or so are in storage throughout the world, with many of these never to fly again.
N610AA was delivered in 1989, which was fairly late in the game for first deliveries of 757s. By that time, DL had already taken delivery of over 50 757's.
A good portion of the scrapped 757s were originally built for EA. About 90% of all 757s built are still in service, however. What's interesting to me is how concentrated they are in the U.S. I remember flying on BA 757s a number of times, but BA disposed of all theirs. Just five U.S.-based airlines (DL, AA, UA, UPS, and CO) account for over half the 757s flying.
Trivia question: why wasn't AA's first 757 numbered N601AA? Answer: at that time, AA still had the two 747-SPs that were numbered 601AA and 602AA.