Actually the B737 and A321 *CAN* do most of the missions a B757 was used for at less cost, this is why Boeing couldn't sell any more. New sales went to the newer aircraft on the market, now they don't have the range to do everything a B757 could do, however they succeedes in sandwiching in the 75' between the larger twins and themselves. They made great design look over engineered. I love the B757 and I have flown on loads, but the numbers just don't add up for a new design. It would be the B767-400 all over again if they did.
Can you provide evidence Icelandair prefer new 1970s tech to a 21st century platform? What markets will the B737-Max be restricted on the FI network? They used the B737 and the B727 before that quite happily, the B757 was a capacity buy, not a performance buy.
Last edited by Skipness One Echo; 25th Mar 2013 at 11:56.