Originally Posted by
Downwind_Left
BA kept the original 535C engines on their 757s that were delivered with them. G-BIK* and G-BMR* series aircraft.
BA’s later G-BPE* and G-CPE* aircraft delivered from 1989 had the E4 engines. But BA never converted an aircraft, and continued to take delivery of the C engines long after the E4 was available.
Eastern converted all their C powered 757s. As did Monarch. The only airlines to do so as I recall. Air Europe never changed engines on their few early C powered 757s.
Very interesting, thanks for that
The shorter cowling on the C engine was very different and quite noticeable compared to the E4s more elongated design
I flew the later variant and was extremely impressed, an incredibly smooth and extremely powerful engine I never had the slightest problem with in eleven years operating the -200 and -300 series 757