Originally Posted by zman

Neither Boeing or Airbus has done a good 757 replacement
180-210 seats with 4500nm range at the right price.
737-900ER comes close on seats but not on range.
Maybe Boeing needs a 737-1000ER/
So what will AA (and the others) do to replace the 757?
Looks like the 757's are going to be around a long time.
At one time there was going to be a 787-3 but was probably too expensive for a 757 replacement and it has NOT gathered any interest.