757-200 is the best narrow body commercial aircraft operating in the US right now. Period.

Not every seat is great, and they can show their age. However it's built like a tank, comfortable to fly, and has a great layout.

I'm a little afraid to take a narrow body across the Atlantic, but if I could get over that irrational fear, I know the 757 would deliver.

Always go for the l.h. side in row 1. The cut-out gives you a few extra inches. :eek:

Count me as one of the ones who can't tell the difference between a widebody and a 757. The only difference I can think of is that there are more routes to the toilet...

As with other posters, I love the intimate feel of the C cabin. I just got off a flight to BCN today and it felt like my upper deck experience NRT - BKK in June. I also like the way the CO C seats are angled towards the window. It gives you a better sense of flying.

In Y, much has been made about the lack of padding in the CO 757 seats. However, after 7 hours in any plane seat, my backside feels the same.

Experienced the 757 first time from IAD to AMS yesterday and I must say it was quite a pleasant experience. Seated at the premium row exit row in economy I really enjoyed the extra legroom and seats are quite comfortable as well. Didn't really use the AVOD a lot as i preferred my own selection on my notebook and the electrical outlets are a huge plus. Hope more United planes will have these in the future especially transpacific.

Long walk of shame? haha :D

SFO-ORD, isn't the 767 better than the 757? I'm hoping to get UDU on the 767.

Great engine/performance, mediocre cabin
 

I have flown a zillion miles on the 757's of UA. Row 20,21 are some of the best in leg room in the fleet. FC sux. At 6'3.5" I always try to get row 6 so I can fully recline w/o encroaching on fellow passengers in F. Cramped row spacing in F. Many times I"ve opted to pass up the upgrade (58/58 so far this year) and sit in row 21C. Willing to sacrifice elbow room for leg room, every time. Love the power of this aircraft. Have been in some go arounds and it accelerates and climbs like no other. Hope UA upgrades. this plane is as tired as some of the old 777's

757 for transatlantic flights
 

I have flown the 757 on AA from ORD to CDG, MAN, and LHR. I have also flown BOS to MAN where the front cabin was used for elites. I have never flown the 757 configured for Business Class, as AA sometimes does. If the choice comes down to coach in a 767 or 757, I will usually choose the 757, because it has more "desirable" seats for me. I am tall and fat (see the appropriate thread). There are only 10 or 12 comfortable (for me) seats on the 767, while there are 18 on the 757.

? The 752 J experience is the worst in the fleet. Compromised, clastraphobic length, nonexistent footwell cubbys, and less AVOD. Not to mention, no 744 u/d storage (since the BF aficianados seem to live and breath "space":] ). When one considers the CO 752 has Y seats which are in fact inferior comfort and width wise to other equipment, that it lacks l any true F cabin, flies at a slower speed, is more adept to unscheduled headwind fuel stops, has a relatively limited amount of J seats to upgrade into, has less bathrooms, etc., and I am dumbfounded why CO flies tthese aircraft into premier tier one markets like Heathrow (because they wanted flat bed seats exclusively for LHR or was it really because CO didn't have the financial capacity to order sufficient equipment in the 90s for their current growth today and therefore are forced to fly this inferior eq. there?) - it's embarrassing to the UA brand at LHR (who has always had Bermuda II authorities) to fly in what amounts to a tiny jungle jet. UA was using 777s EWR-LHR before CO even drempt of flying into Heathrow. The ugly truth is these intl. 752s, however "new" they are always hearelded as, will always be regarded as the worse and most undesirable intl. aircraft in the new company among premium travelers. The BF seats are far too compromised on the 752 and it's about time somebody said it. They may be fine for the secondary points CO blankets Europe with, but get them far away from any market even resembling a premium one.

As a United 1K, he enjoyed his flight. It doesn't mean that you have to agree...

I love it.....the B757 is actually a "tiny jungle jet".......

Yup &...
 

1. Done it many times out of John Wayne!
2. Wanna experiance something even MORE thrilling? Try an LY 747 out of TLV. They do a Full Power Military takeoff. They head straight out over the Med, start banking the aircraft hard to port usually, & the start gaining altitude. It's one wild ride (-:

757 is the one of the best airliners ever
 

Yes...it really is. Rides smooth, overpowered as all get out, and in 30 years of service the 757 fleet is one of the safest in history of the modern jet fleet.

My most memorable 757 flight was SJO - IAH on CO in 2006. I was in 1A and my little bro was in 1B (pre-BF). As we taxied out to the active we pulled into the run up area and held. After a few minutes of sitting the captain come over the intercom saying we were staying put for a few minutes while we got a new clearance/routing due to t-storms in IAH. He also said to expect a steep departure. He wasn't kidding.

After a AA and a few LACSA birds passed us by, we lined up on the active and applied the on brakes. Similar to a SNA departure full power was applied, brakes were released and we were off. The PIC got the 757 in ground effect, built up a little more speed and then pulled straight up. We literally took off like a rocket. My other brother was in the terminal taking a later DL flight. When I talked to that brother later he said our departure was one of most impressive things he's even seen - it sure felt like it to sitting in the first row of F.

When we arrived in IAH, I stuck my head in the cockpit and thanked the flight crew for the F-15 departure. The captain said, "did you like that?" with a big grin. I said hell, yes!

I'll also definitely miss the 757 when they are eventually removed from the fleet. Pretty much guaranteed upgrade, ability to turn left on entrance (although I hear the A321 has this too), great dispatch reliability etc.

However, that overpowered takeoff is exactly why they're going to go the way of the dodo eventually. Overpowered=gas guzzler=not economic for most US missions. Sad but true. Price of oil is king these days, not coolness of the aircraft :(

The departure out of Eagle County Airport (EGE) in the 757 is also quite interesting, especially on a beautiful day......