Originally Posted by
oldart
Post 39, Hans you had the right idea. Any good reason why the 757 could not have been updated to a max?
This question comes up several times. The answer is that the B757 production line has closed. The tooling has been scrapped. The parts suppliers no longer exist. Can't happen.
Easier and more efficient to start with a clean-sheet design. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing...dsize_Airplane