Originally Posted by
cactusbusdrvr
Convair 440 is my second.
And when those were converted to 580 turboprops they went up just like a 757 as well.
Cactus, I'm sure you enjoyed flying the 757 more, just like your finance team at HO enjoy the lower purchase and maintenance cost, and notably lower fuel cost, of the A321. You may notice that the A321 is still very much in production but the 757 has fallen by the wayside. Front end performance may be fun, but if is not competitive or cost-effective, what's the point ?
Incidentally, you may have noticed that the A321 fuselage is 6" wider than the 757, translated into 1" more seat width for each passenger. For the Land of Notable Girth, I would have thought that was a benefit as well.