The 757 is Icelandair’s most iconic aircraft, but it is being replaced? Make sure to leave a like and consider following if you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!
Possibly little known fact, the Airbus 320 series fuselage width is about 9" greater than the 757, 737, etc. Typically, the seats are slightly wider and the aisle is 4" or so wider.
@@maxsaviation9512 not to mention the 757 can takeoff and land on MUCH shorter runways than the a321neo. the 757X would have saved boeing if they did not stop producing it.
@@aviationkrazi1429 You cannot draw valid conclusions from a wrong premise. A "757X" was never developed and will never exist. The takeoff run of a (real!) 757-200 is 2,070m. That one of an A321neo is 1,988m.
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A321 has been proven to be much more comfortable if the airline chooses to take advantage of the wider cabin. The Boeing 757 is larger but the cabin isn’t wider and is less comfortable since the airline can’t put wider seats.
What is the difference then. Both A320 family and B757 are considered as narrow body aircraft with a 3+3 seating. I don’t anything no matter what you do you can’t wide the seat anymore further.
There is one more point: The A320 family was designed to carry containers and would allow Icelandair (and equally PLAY) to open a supplemental cargo business, using belly freight. Boeing single aisle jets do not offer this option. As an interesting aside, German companies had developed a highly sophisticated magnetic train ("Transrapid"), sadly with only one existing application in Shanghai, China. The dimensions of the Transrapid carriages hat been set to exactly allow hauling the A320 cargo containers. Sadly, a broad coalition of green fanatics, railway traditionalists and some others succeeded in undermining the project so that it was finally abandoned in 2011.
Exactly. The 737 was a huge short haul success. They’ve tried to make it something it’s not with these failed max variants, while abaondoning one of their best aircraft.
@@davidyardley512Boeing really locked themselves to be checkmated by continuing 737 production instead of stopping it and making 757 derivatives instead
Some of these comments are…interesting to say the least when you dig for them. Besides that, I love the 757 and it will go down as one of the best narrow body aircraft. It’s probably the aircraft I’ve flown on the most with Northwest and Delta. So no wonder it’s my favorite narrow body! As sad as it is to say, this is a change that was bound to happen. It’s a sad one, but aircraft unfortunately get old and great overpowered aircraft aren’t the craze now…just boring…new…efficient aircraft that all look way too similar, like 2010s SUVs. Not that the A321Neo is bad, it’s actually pretty great, just that I feel the exciting time of aviation is behind us. Instead of big leaps from props, to jets, to long range, to jumbos, to supersonic, to basically using the same plane as before, just making it slightly better on performance and emissions…woohoo? Again that’s not a bad thing. With Boeing’s current state far from its peak of 10 years ago, the 757 may be a reminder of the last great generation of aviation especially for Boeing. That will be hard to say goodbye to. Fly high you overpowered pencil! 🫡
I know for a fact that one of Icelandair planes is also less safer than what they are admitting to. I got on a flight with them and 30 minutes in we had to turn back due to some kind of shaking in the left engine. A mechanic says he noticed it on the ground before we took off. The same exact aircraft got into the same situation only a couple months later. We told a flight attendant about the flight we were on and it's like she wanted us not to bring it up lol.
You said it, engines. So not really a Boeing issue. Airbus has the same engines. Icelandair almost crashed in Oslo some years ago. Now, that is something!
Wish Boeing made another version updated of the 757, its kind of a hole in the market with those being retired now. Delta/United still flies them though! They're still around.
@@shreyasdevarashetty2158Times will change, and as nothing could last forever, an all new replacement is to be needed. Although the 757 was a good bird, its already her time. And honestly, the A321neo is sufficient enough for the role the 757 left as the 321s a newer airframe with less milage, not to mention the cfm leap and p&w gtf is way more efficient compared to the rb211 of the ‘57
Honestly you have a good point. While yes A321XLR doesn’t sound that bad. But to be fair. I am not willing to play long haul in 3+3. Let alone a narrow body. If they want to go for Airbus or just for some reason go with Boeing still. As of a stand in right now all they can really get is either the A330neo or the B787. I swear if they get the A350 for no fucking reason other than “a350 is better than A330neo” like no. How much range do you even need if you’re flying all to North america anyway.
I honestly don't get why people are opposed to single aisle long haul. It's not like you plan to run around in the aircraft. You sit in your seat and do the occasional toilet visit. If the seats are the same, what's the actual difference for single or double aisle?
welcome to the real world where companies don't give 1 crap if something has nostalgic value when it just costs them way too much money to operate compared to the new stuff
@@TheRuben_music how many airlines are there who still have 727, 747, or MD11 and the likes in their fleet? close to none guess why they burn money like crazy.. like millions of gallons extta per year per aircraft compared to their newer counterparts plus they are much louder which in most cases costs extra money in airport fees plus maintenance becomes more expensive the older they get.. MUCH more expensive that for a single aircraft that is dozens of millions of dollars each year not to mention safety issues that may arise from the aging airframe etc no sane business would keep them for sentimental reasons of a few hundred people worldwide who mostly don't even fly those planes bcs they live on the other side of the world you can't compare an old plane with an old guitar or something (judging by your name)
Icelandair should consider the Airbus A321 Neo and A321XLR or the other choice, shut down the airline company and build a ocean liner that would take people to Iceland
"What is this lol 😂" Well... it's the new A321 XLR, what's wrong with it?? The 757s are getting old and this plane is the best choice for replacement. What's the problem? I don't understand the disrespect. Also, the long range of the XLR is not because of its powerful engines. It's thanks to additional fuel tanks located in the main body to add extra fuel capacity
Wish Boeing made another version updated of the 757, its kind of a hole in the market with those being retired now. Delta/United still flies them though! They're still around. The Airbus A321 XLR is going to be quite uncomfortable though, most 737 and A320 series aircraft aren't comfortable on longer flights.
B757 is getting older. It needs a modern replacement. A321lr can fly 7400 km and carry 200 pax and xlr version fly 8700 and take 220 pax. So both planes can fly through atlantic ocean. It is the best replacement for 757 rn. Boeing has only cringy 737 max 9/10, which is just an extended version of 737.
All the way to the boneyard - yes. Sadly though. IMO the shorter 757 had been one of the most beautiful examples of industrial design of all times. But airplanes are tools to make money. And for the 757 as such a tool, time is running out.
@kermecke Not yet! Delta and United still intend to use the 757 till around 2030. It will be in the cargo industry for much longer. Its so capable. Hopefully the 797 will be based on the success of the 757 😎
@@joshuaborges1723 DELTA indeed seems to have shifted its strategy a little. During the Covid crisis the plan was to phase out the older models and streamline the operation ASAP by renewal. But now the crisis is called "Boeing", and DELTA's main competitors suffer from increasing capacity limitations. DELTA seems to have switched to "expansion", with now over 1000 aircraft and more 'busses coming in every month. And the easiest way to grow is to NOT retire aged but still airworthy aircraft. OTOH, Boeing victim UNITED does not want to shrink too much. The consequence is equal: they hesitate to retire. I do not believe in a "797" though. Boeing can only regain a bit of credibility if every and any manager who ordered illegal assembly shortcuts, harassed whistleblowers or forged false documentation gets fired promptly. This alone would allegedly effect hundreds more of top-educated people. If someone looks at Boeing, the impression is "nothin' works". They burn cash at an incredible rate, and human resources are getting overstretched. And the trust of all stakeholders is fading away. Who would buy a "797"? I would risk my 2 ct that DELTA would not.
If im being honest the 757 isnt what we shoudl be worrying about u think we should be worried about how hideous that a321 looks with the god awful new livery☠️
@@TheRuben_music dude, no. even if door blowouts happen, the plane can still fly perfectly fine and can still fly. even a door blowout in a plane is incredibly rare to even dying in a car crash
While A321 is more efficient, in comparison to the 757 its just such a boring plane to me, 737 and A320 series aircraft are just everywhere and flying in them isn't fun anymore :(
Un-screw Boeing. Or un-bolt? Un-string the stringers? I always had the impression that such stuff had been overestimated ... Even the dachshound-legged 737 has enough doors and wheels - doesn't matter if one occasionally falls off.