. Ah, that oft repeated myth. The brakes are just fine on the 757, but in reality it's the low landing speed that gives it the nice low landing distances. The rest of your paragraph is spot on though. When the BRS TOM crews are finally dragged kicking and screaming off the 757 and on to that pig of an airplane, the 737, then CWL and BHX are going to get a lot more short notice visits. Fortunately that day keeps receding into the future, and long may it continue doing so. (Apologies for the thread creep).
Yeah low landing speeds, but also more wheels and more brakes than a FLUF
Or a Bus.
I fly the 757 in and out of the high altitude airports in South America, all the way to a 13,300 feet elevation @ La Paz, don't think the A-321 would do any good up there.
As for building a new one, Boeing has repeatedly said NO.
