The situation of the Boeing 757 in the skies of Europe
The rocket of civil aviation and its future in the skies of Europe is uncertain and is leaving a larger gap every day. Charter airlines such as Condor and Jet2 or national carriers such as Icelandair, but also Delta and United are the last airlines that are currently still actively holding on to the Boeing 757. There are plans for retirement, but airlines are having difficulty finding suitable replacements. As a result, dates for the "final flight" have been postponed several times - such as Icelandair with the 757-300 last October - and have not yet published a new date. The Boeing 757 began exploring European routes in 1983 with British Airways and Monarch, and very quickly became very popular with charter airlines and also with state carriers. Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Icelandair and Co. offered flights in business class, while Condor, LTU, Britannia and all European airlines distributed up to Y239 Pax in the -200 variant to holiday destinations on the Mediterranean. Even transatlantic routes are no problem for this model, as United Airlines is currently proving. Old reliable is a term that describes the 757 very well, but also a hard-working workhorse. Because without the outstanding performance of this machine, some airlines would never have been able to offer what they currently do. As can be seen with Icelandair, which connects Europe with North America via Reykjavik. For cost reasons and low demand, it was decided to stop production in Renton [USA] in 2004. When several airlines, such as United Airlines, were looking for a successor in 2015, they were advised to look at the Boeing 737MAX.