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Memories of the AA Boeing 757 - retired 24 April 2020

The AA unofficial fleet site lists all but one 757s at ROW / Roswell International Air Center, where AA aircraft are retired and go on to careers with other airlines or get scrapped. Link to unofficial American Fleet Site. Boeing 757-223 N173AN flew from BFM / Mobile to ROW / Roswell on Friday April 24, arriving ~5:01 pm local time.

AA 757-223 on final approach, winglets, final color scheme.

The Boeing 757 is the successor to the trijet Boeing 727. Boeing received its first orders in 1978. The prototype flew in February, 1982, was certified the following December. 1,050 were built for 54 customers, and production ended in October 2004. Boeing offered the largest 737 variants as a successor.

The jetliner is powered by two Rolls Royce RB211 turbofans. The 757 retains the Boeing 707 fuselage diameter (along with the 737) and its two-crew glass cockpit allowing common type ratings with the 767 for pilots. The 757 was produced in two lengths, but AA only used the -200, at 155 ft (47.3 m) long (913 built). The 752 seats ~200 passengers in two classes over 3,915 nmi / 7,250 km.

US Airways received its first 747-2B7s in 1984, American Airlines 757-223s in 1988. AA flew TWA 757-231s for a short time, but as they had the Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines they were eventually sold to Delta.[/url]

AA 757-223 pre-winglets arriving SXM taken from Maho Beach

TW 757-231 in global color scheme, Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines

US Airways 757-2B1, pre-winglets

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