BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BOEING 757
The Boeing 757 is a mid-sized, narrow-body twin-engine airliner. It is Boeing's largest single-aisle passenger aircraft. Boeing 757 completed its maiden flight on February 19, 1982. The first delivery to launch customer Eastern Air Lines occurred on December 22, 1982.
The 757 was produced in standard and stretched lengths. The original 757-200 debuted as a passenger model, and was subsequently developed into the 757-200PF and 757-200SF cargo models, as well as the convertible 757-200M variant. The stretched 757-300 was only available as a passenger model. The 757-200, the original version of the aircraft, entered service with Eastern Air Lines in 1983. The 757-200PF, the production cargo version of the 757-200, entered service with UPS Airlines in 1987. The 757-200M, a convertible version capable of carrying cargo and passengers on its main deck, entered service with Royal Nepal Airlines in 1988. The 757-200SF, a conversion of passenger 757-200s for cargo use, entered service with DHL Aviation in 2001. The 757-300, the stretched version of the aircraft, entered service with Condor in 1999.
Production of the 757 ended in October 2004, after 1 050 had been built. The last 757 was delivered to Shanghai Airlines.
The worst accident to Boeing 757 happened on February 6, 1996, when Birgenair Flight 301 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, shortly after takeoff from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Luperón International Airport, killing all 189 people on board. The aircraft was a Boeing 757-225, originally delivered to Eastern Air Lines in February 1985.
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