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It has carried more than 1.3 billion passengers, has flown the equivalent of 25,000 trips between earth and the moon and has flown for about 2,750 years between the whole fleet.
The 757-200 is the more popular variant of the 757 with about 750 aircraft still in service.
Eastern Airlines placed its first order for the 757-200 in 1978, receiving its first aircraft in 1982. The production line shut in 2004, with the last aircraft delivered to Shanghai Airlines in April 2005.
The twin-engine jet has a short-to-medium range and can carry between 194 to 239 passengers, with a maximum take-off weight of 220,000 to 255,000 pounds.
Neil Whitehouse, president, Ariel AviationBoeingĂŻ¿½s 757-200 has multiple personalities emanating from a 22-year production run, a unique operating profile and the 757 being an excellent freighter. Its big wing and powerful RB211-535 or PW2000 engines give the 757-200......
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