The 757 ticks all the right boxes. Its performance allows it remain the king of the UK charter market. Short, medium and long haul, short field it does the lot better than the rest.
From a pilots point of view it's perfect. Need to Go Around, the Rollers will fire you away from the ground in a second. Land long or short field the brakes will stop you immediately with no overheat problems. Short field T/O? So what, we have the power. The FMC/MCP is way more pilot friendly than the AB MCDU/FCU. Looks, spot on (except -300).
Reliable? You bet, a well looked after 757 is the ops staff's dream.
I believe (hope!!) the 787 will be the true succesor to this fantastic aircraft. Same performance but lower DOC.
Last edited by qwertyuiop; 31st Dec 2008 at 19:22.