Boeing 757

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narrow-body jet airliner twin-engine jet airliner

The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner widely used for short- to medium- and some long-haul routes, known for its strong performance and versatility.

Aliases (8)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	narrow-body jet airliner → twin-engine jet airliner →
aircraftFamily	Boeing 7x7 family →
cockpitCommonalityWith	Boeing 767 →
configuration	low-wing cantilever monoplane →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designGoal	replace Boeing 727 on short and medium routes →
developedInParallelWith	Boeing 767 →
engineConfiguration	twin-engine turbofan →
engineType	turbofan →
firstFlightDate	1982-02-19 →
flightDeckCrew	2 →
fuselageType	narrow-body →
hasGlassCockpit	true →
hasVariant	Boeing 757-200 → Boeing 757-200PF → Boeing 757-200SF → Boeing 757-300 → Boeing C-32 →
ICAODesignator	B752 (for 757-200) → B753 (for 757-300) →
introducedIntoService	1983-01-01 →
introducedWithOperator	Eastern Air Lines →
landingGearType	tricycle landing gear →
manufacturer	Boeing Commercial Airplanes →
maximumRange	approximately 7,200 km →
maximumSeatingCapacity	295 passengers →
notableCharacteristic	good hot-and-high performance → high takeoff performance → versatile range and payload →
numberOfEngines	2 →
numberOfExits	up to 8 main cabin doors →
predecessor	Boeing 727 →
pressurizedCabin	true →
primaryMarket	airlines →
primaryUse	medium-haul routes → short-haul routes →
primaryWingMaterial	aluminum alloy →
productionEndYear	2004 →
productionStartYear	1981 →
role	VIP transport → cargo aircraft → passenger airliner →
secondaryUse	long-haul routes →
tailConfiguration	conventional tail →
totalProduced	1050 →
typicalCruiseSpeed	Mach 0.80 →
typicalEngines	Pratt & Whitney PW2000 → Rolls-Royce RB211 →
typicalSeatingCapacity	200 passengers →
wingMountedEngines	true →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boeing 757 ("Boeing 757-200") → Boeing 757 ("Boeing 757-200PF") → Boeing 757 ("Boeing 757-200SF") → Boeing 757 ("Boeing 757-300") →	hasVariant
Jet2.com ("Boeing 757-200") → TUI Airways → United Airlines →	aircraftTypeOperated
Continental Airlines → TACA Airlines → US Airways →	operatedAircraftType
American Airlines Flight 77 ("Boeing 757-223") → United Airlines Flight 93 ("Boeing 757-222") →	aircraftType
EXS → LS →	airlineFleetType
Boeing 757 ("B752 (for 757-200)") → Boeing 757 ("B753 (for 757-300)") →	ICAODesignator
American Airlines Flight 77 →	aircraftModelSeries
Boeing 767 →	concurrentModel
Thomsonfly →	fleetType
New York–Paris →	hasTypicalAircraftType
Royal New Zealand Air Force →	notableAircraft
Boeing →	notableProduct
UPS Airlines →	operatesAircraftType
Boeing 727 →	successor
Rolls-Royce RB211 →	usedOnAircraft