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The 757-200M was launched for Royal Nepal Airlines in 1986. It is a convertible version where the seats can be removed in order to place cargo on the main deck.[22] Nepal needed a plane that could operate from high altitude airfields, and having low passenger traffic, also needed a plane that could be converted to a freighter. Boeing saw this as an opportunity to showcase its 757. The 737 and 747 convertibles had proved popular and saw a market potential for the 757-200M. Only one example was ever ordered, delivered in 1988 to Royal Nepal (later renamed Nepal Airlines) who currently operate it.
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For Boeing to have increased the fuel capacity, it had to strengthen the undercarriage and other areas to increase the MTOW. The 757-300 series was available for purchase with four engine options: either 43,100 lbf (191.7 kN) Rolls Royce RB-211-535E4-B turbofans, 43,850 lbf (195.1 kN) Pratt & Whitney PW-2043 turbofans and older versions known from 757-200 series, PW2037 and PW2040. Only Northwest Airlines ordered the 757-300 with Pratt & Whitney engines.
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The 757-200M was launched for Royal Nepal Airlines in 1986. It is a convertible version where the seats can be removed in order to place cargo on the main deck.[22] Nepal needed a plane that could operate from high altitude airfields, and having low passenger traffic, also needed a plane that could be converted to a freighter. Boeing saw this as an opportunity to showcase its 757. The 737 and 747 convertibles had proved popular and saw a market potential for the 757-200M. Only one example was ever ordered, delivered in 1988 to Royal Nepal (later renamed Nepal Airlines) who currently operate it.
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Boeing decided against further investment in the 757 family and focused efforts on the 737 Next Generation series (specifically the 737-900ER which Boeing believes will be a suitable 757-200 replacement for most passenger applications) and the Boeing 787, which Boeing believes, in smaller versions, will substitute for larger versions of the 757 family.