Originally Posted by
FlightNurse
Jim, DL.AA,UA/CO.US and a host of other european airlines are using 757 on Trans-Atlantic routes, now add the how many 757 are doing trans-con flights, South America routes, one could have an argument for airbus to build a A321 to replace the 757.
Except for the trans-Atlantic (and maybe Hawaii), the 321neo is a suitable substitute for the 757. So the question becomes how many of a longer range variant could Airbus sell vs how much would it cost to develop it and would it draw from A350 sales?
I'll freely admit that I don't have those answers, but given the number of 757's being used for routes the neo may not be able to do I just don't think there'd be enough demand for what would be a niche product designed for only one role to justify the cost of developing it.
Jim