A321 is the stretched version of the a320 family of aircraft. Many industry followers have been discussing the boeing. Time and again pilots, passengers and enthusiasts rave about. Aug 18, 2011 us airways may replace boeing 757 with airbus a321 aug 18, 2011, 5. Footage is from jetblue, condor, icelandair, aer lingus, delta, american airlines, wizzair, and boeing. Aug 17, 2011 usair is certainly the largest airbus operator in the united states, not sure about the rest of the planet. One place where airbus has a clear opportunity now to win boeing customers is with the a321, eccleston said. In examining the table below, it appears that the a321 and a321neo are closer to being a 757 200 replacement than the 737900er in a number of categories. The a321 200 was the first direct competitor to the boeing 757200.
Oct 22, 2014 rumors about a boeing 757 replacement from airbus have been swirling for months. The airline has 77 of the boeing 757 200300 aircraft in their fleet with the a321neo etops certified, the airline are. United to buy 50 airbus planes to replace boeing 757s. Why a boeing 757 replacement is probably coming nasdaq. Airbus launched the a321xlr xtra long range aircraft program at the paris. Does american airlines order of 50 new airbus a321xlr longrange. Boeing 757 or airbus a321 aviation airplanes, aircrafts. I think substitution would be a better term than replacement.
The a321 is not a 757 replacement, neither will the 737 max. Business class passengers have access to a personal tablet containing a wide variety of music. Airbus expects to resolve this shortcoming in the extendedrange airbus a321, where the manufacturer hopes to top the boeing 757 s range by 100 nautical miles. The 757300 has 60% more economy seats but still costs only 16% more to operate than an a321. Those studies indicated a maximum fuel efficiency gain of 910% for the nsr. The a321 had a shorter range than the 757 until airbus decided to offer it with socalled sharklets, a type of upturned wingtip that adds 185 kilometres to its reach or increases the payload by.
Airbus longrange a321 stirs cit interest as replacement. There is no floor storage at this seat during takeoff and landing. This nextgeneration aircraft features a first class cabin with 16 reclinerstyle seats. Airbus is studying a replacement for the a320 series, tentatively dubbed nsr, for new shortrange aircraft. Aug 25, 2010 boeing isnt sitting idly by while airbus pitches its sharkletequipped a321 as a potential replacement for boeings 757. Boeing had targeted the 757300 as a potential 767200 replacement for two of its largest. United airlines are reportedly looking at acquiring the airbus a321lr. The average age of united airlines boeing 757 200s is 23 years. Brandnew airbus a321 for delta air lines the a321neos will be 40% more efficient than the md88s and 20% more efficient than the a321ceos, he said. Isolating to the 737900 and airbus a321 families, the airbus a321 ceo and neo have outsold the 737900er ng and max two to one 66. The 2019 paris air show saw the launch of the airbus a321xlr, which provides extralong range in a smaller aircraft. A320 with the 757 production line coming to a close, i was wondering. The b757 outperforms the a321 and the b737, particularly at highaltitude airports in warmhot weather. In part 2 of our threepart 757 replacement analysis, we took a close look at airbus new 97 tonne takeoff weight a321neo, revealed in a world exclusive by leeham news and comment october 21.
A 757 replacement would counter strong sales of the airbus a321 and allow boeing to pioneer systems needed in future replacements of all small and medium jets notably cockpits. For instructions on how to disable your ad blocker, click here. Many industry followers have been discussing the boeing 757 replacement gap because the aircraft oems today tout as replacements, the a321neo and 737max9, dont quite meet the bar. Ive heard of a lot more weight restrictions on the 737900 for the long haul flights they do. As the table details, more than 3,049 current generation 757, 737900ers, and a321s have been ordered, with only 996 boeing 737 9 and airbus a321neo ordered as replacements. United replace 757s with airbus alternative travel radar. The 737 was designed in the 1960s and has changed very little since that time aside from periodic updates to engines, the flight deck and. United airlines chicago is now considering the new airbus a321lr longer range as a thin route replacement aircraft to its large and aging boeing 757 fleet according to reuters. Airbus thinks its new a321lr will be able to replace the 757. Airbus a321lr to replace boeing 757 welcome to airline pilot forums connect and get the inside scoop on airline companies if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq.
Its a shame that neither boeing or airbus have decided to develop a true 757 replacement or boeing updating the 757 and relaunching. Take out some fuel tanks, shorten the fuselage, voila, a 757 replacement. Airbus a321h 321 etops replacing lax boeing 757 to. Us airways may replace boeing 757 with airbus a321 puget.
Airbus makes a bold move into the boeing 757s territory. How much trouble does airbuss new plane pose to boeing. The best possible 757 replacement already exists the. Mar 07, 2017 the 757 replacement that is available now is the a321, which is a great airplane. It must not be used for any purpose other than that for which it is supplied, nor may. Welcome to airline pilot forums connect and get the inside scoop on airline companies. The boeing 757 is an american narrowbody airliner that was designed and built by boeing. It will link cities such as rome and new york or london and delhi. Airbus a321 200 etops 321h a321h to replace hawaii boeing 757 223s a321 is the stretched version of the a320 family of aircraft. One of the biggest questions in the aviation world this year has been whether boeing will build a successor to the boeing 757. The carrier was previously looking at the boeing 737800 for the replacement. Aa is the worlds largest operator of a321s with 159 in service, 60 on order.
Boeings 797 design is a small widebody, designed to replace the. May 28, 2011 737 and 757 would be a320 and a321 respectively 777 would be a350 under development the above poster says a340 however the a340 has 4 engines, the a350 has two like the 777 and is closer in size 767787 would be a300 and a330. Jan 05, 2018 the answer to this question i think is both a no and a yes. Us transcon 757 replacement, new a321 vs 737900er pprune. The brand new aircraft are scheduled for delivery in late summer and will enter revenue service in the autumn, following custom outfitting by airbus corporate jets for maximum passenger comfort in a variety of cabin configurations, the british. Uks titan airways selects a321neolr for b757 replacement. They coughed up the 737900 which was never a 757 replacement and airbus brought the a321 to where it is now. It is the manufacturers largest singleaisle passenger aircraft and was produced from 1981 to 2004. The american firm had hoped that it would serve as a replacement for the boeing 757 and 767, two older midsized jets. The 757 was intended as a replacement for the 727 on high density domestic routes which it served wonderfully until it was killed off by its brother, the 737. We analyzed the a321neolrs capabilities and limitations when compared to boeing 757200w and we saw that it could do the international flights that. The a321 has a standard twoclass seat capacity of 185, about 10 seats fewer than the 757200 when the two aircraft are similarly con.
Airbus a321lr to replace boeing 757 page 3 airline pilot. Airbus is offering an a321 with longer range as a 757. The airbus a321 is a member of the airbus a320 family of short to medium range, narrowbody. The airbus a321neoa321lr is the closest to a replacement in terms of range and capacity. In the end, the a321 is a great domestic replacement option for the longinthetooth 757. With a slightly longer range than the a321, united has chosen to utilize the boeing plane to replace their 757 200s. Aircraft values of endoflife a320737 families to neo. The a321xl will join the more than 220 a321 and a321neo aircraft american is already operating. I agree with an earlier poster that while the 757 is a great aircraft it can be a pain in the tuckus to board and deplane if your in the back. When asked, passengers indicated they would prefer to fly on a 757 as opposed to an a321. It can do 90 percent, maybe 95 percent of what wed like it to do. Archived from the original pdf on september 17, 2012. The airbus a321xlr vs boeing 757 what plane is best.
In february 2014, as airbus was going to overtake boeing leadership for narrowbodies, especially as the a321neo was. It can land and takeoff and very short runways and has quite the range. Production of the fourengine a340 was ended in 2011 due to lack of sales compared to its twinengine counterparts, such as the boeing 777. Cf on jan 14, 2015 jan 15, 2015 67 comments on airbus thinks its new a321lr will be able to replace the 757 a320, airbus the 737 and a320 families have grown a lot since they were launched, both in number of orders and in size. For this reason, some airlines have chosen not to replace their 757s with a321s. In a future piece, well focus on boeing s own offering, the 737900er and its replacement, the 737 max 9. Boeing 767 or airbus a321 air travel forum tripadvisor. If you dont think that boeing is a far more arrogant company than airbus, i would suggest that you remove your blinders. The first candidates to leave the fleet are the exnorthwest airbus a319a320s, the oldest boeing 757 200300s, and the md90s. Airbus a321lr to replace boeing 757 in deltas fleet the. Thomas cook airlines to retire its last boeing 757 in 2019. Us airways studies airbus jet to replace boeing 757. Boeing finally decides to build 757 replacement reason.
The stretched 757 300, which is the longest single. Dec 08, 2014 airbus group nv is getting support from cit group inc. A321 will operate bossfo with max pass with a 17% per seat fuel burn advantage, 185seat a321 vs 192seat 752. Airbus longrange a321 stirs cit interest as replacement for 757. Airbus is offering an a321 with longer range as a 757 replacement. It has a stretched fuselage which was the first derivative of the baseline a320 and entered service in 1994 about six years after the original a320. Boeing s rival makes its move airbus is marketing a longrange version of its upcoming a321neo to bring the longrange narrowbody into the 21st century. Airbus a321lr to replace boeing 757 airline pilot central. Cv compared a 1999 boeing 737400 vs a 1999 737800 as well as a 2004 boeing 757 200 vs a 2004 airbus a321 200. With a slightly longer range than the a321, united has chosen to utilize the boeing plane to replace their 757200s. Right away we can see that the boeing 757 variants can carry more passengers than.
Airlinesreplacing air berlin, air canada, and us airways. United airlines looks to airbus for boeing 757 replacement. Airbus will probably specify bigger fans on these engines then boeing can on a reengined 737900er. The a321 is coded by most sources as 32b, which means any a321 with sharklets blended wingtip devices.
Now with airbus introduction of the a321neolr, this may be the final nail in the coffin for one of my favorite airplanes still in the sky. Boeing is now finally agreeing to look at this noticeable gap in its lineup between the boeing 737900er and the 7878 dreamliner. Right away we can see that the boeing 757 variants can carry more passengers than the a321xlr, but is beaten by the latters range. Passengers in the business class cabin have access to a personal tablet containing a. But now that i have these templates, i plan on creating many variations of it with some of the best airline liveries from all over the. We analyzed the a321neolrs capabilities and limitations when compared to boeing 757 200w and we saw that it could do the. The answer to this question i think is both a no and a yes. Boeing 787s and wow air airbus a321were more fuelefficient overall.
Why a boeing 757 replacement is probably coming the motley fool. Airbus a321xlr can carry 206 passengers to a range of 5,000 nmi 9,300 km. Throughout the show, and indeed in all its comments this year, airbus execs have been delighted in the performance of their 757 replacement. Imho it is more likely that boeing will introduce a mini 787 to compete instead of reintroducing the 757. Airbus a319 31j airbus a320 200 32k airbus a320 200 32m airbus a321.
Boeing b737 700 73w boeing b737 800 738 boeing b737 900er 739 boeing b747 400. Boeing considers developing a 757plus instead of new mid. He said the largest a320 family member, both existing and neo, is the best replacement. By contrast, boeing booked no 737 max 9 orders at farnborough, and it didnt help boeings media counteroffensive when senior vice president for global sales and marketing john wojick suggested that. Privilege style replaces its two boeing 757s with airbus a321s. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. After the 737 max launch in late 2011, boeing confirmed to study a replacement for the long haul 757 200 market, potentially as a further derivative of the 737 max, as the 757 200 production ceased in 2004 and is replaced on medium haul routes by the airbus a321 or the 737900er. The equivalent airliners of today the boeing 737900 and airbus a321 just dont look as sleek and graceful as this thing does, so its going to be a major bummer when they retire these things for good. All a321s in fleet and order are technically 32b aircraft, as they all arrive out of the box with sharklets. Airbus has been operating the larger variant of the a320 family, the 321, since 1994, launching service of the type with launch customer lufthansa.
The boeing 757 200 carries approximately 220 passengers over 3,900 nautical miles 7,250 km. The boeing 757 is a special aircraft with unique payloadrange capabilities. The competition between airbus and boeing has been characterised as a duopoly in the large jet airliner market since the 1990s. The airline is planning to replace them with two singleaisle jets from airbus. Flying onboard the a321 does it make a good 757 replacement. Dhl boeing 757 singapore airlines boeing b777 viva flyvivamacau boeing 777 queens park rangers airbus a320. United airlines considers the airbus a321lr as a boeing. I think airbus is up to the challenge and feel confident well see a321neos with performance stats beyond the current 757s.
What are the airbus equivalents to these boeing aircraft. On short haul, most airlines, including thomas cook, use the airbus a321 as a replacement for old 757 200s. Boeing 757 can carry around 200240 passengers to a range of 3,915 nmi 7,250 km. United airlines is looking to airbus for a replacement option for its aging boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. Tech log 757 200 vs a321 vs 737900er runway lenght lot of discussion on 757 replacements for hawaii and caribbean flights. The boeing 757 is a midsized, narrowbody short to medium range, twinengine airliner that was designed and built by boeing commercial airplanes.
Sorry we couldnt really find so much footage as the. Airbus took the 757 market when boeing abandoned it with the termination of 757 production. This is the archetypal middle of market mom aircraft. The 737 doesnt come anywhere close to the a321 aside from the fact that they are both single aisle aircraft.
Dec 10, 20 in a future piece, well focus on boeings own offering, the 737900er and its replacement, the 737 max 9. This resulted from a series of mergers within the global aerospace industry, with airbus beginning as a european consortium while the american boeing absorbed its former archrival, mcdonnell douglas, in 1997. United is buying a new version of an existing plane, the airbus a321, a narrowbody aircraft that is designed to seat as many as 244 passengers. It is supplied in confidence and commercial security on its contents must be maintained. Oct 14, 2015 attention boeing 757 engineers, seattle area, 6 replies boeing vs. Boeing s probablymost likelyits only a matter of when, decision to build a middleofthemarket replacement for the 757 can increase airline destinations and lower costs. An overview of commercial aircraft 2018 2019 dvb bank. Rumors about a boeing 757 replacement from airbus have been swirling for months.
Meanwhile, airbus group is stepping in with a boeing 757 replacement. The 737900 though just doesnt have the power that the 757 does. The american airlines airbus a321 321 181 passenger version is primarily used on domestic us routes. Airbus makes its move on tuesday, airbus officially launched a longrange. A321 the a321 was the second variant to be developed, following large sales of the similarlysized 757 in the 1980s. Titan airways zt, london stansted has announced that it will take delivery of two a321 200neolrs later this year to replace its ageing b757200s. So glad to see boeing is coming up with a 757 replacement.
But mr caudron says that airbus also sees the new model as a replacement for. Its direct competitors include the 757200 and the 737900900er. The only question is why the airline dithered for a decade before deciding to build the plane. Does american airlines airbus a321xlr order send a secret. I want my mom, say airlines buying a321neo, not 737 max 9. Airbus points sharklet a321 at 757 replacement market pratt and cfm say their new engines will provide about 15% fuelburn advantage. Airbus a321lr to replace boeing 757 page 3 airline. Oct 07, 2016 boeings probablymost likelyits only a matter of when, decision to build a middleofthemarket replacement for the 757 can increase airline destinations and lower costs. Planemakers slow plans for new jets as they focus on survival. The embryonic 757 replacement nma new midsize airplane study is for an aircraft with more capacity than the 737900er7379 but with less range than the 787. The boeing 757 200, which went out of production in.
During the 2019 paris airshow of this year, airbus unveiled the latest edition of the type, the a321 xlr. United looks at boeings paper plane and likes what it sees. I think once boeing makes up their mind to move on a 757 replacement it will most likely be a 737 757 replacement as has been rumored and envisioned. Airbus group nv is getting support from cit group inc. There are 12 channels of audio entertainment on this aircraft for all classes. Dhl boeing 777 757 singapore airlines b777 airbus a320. Boeing b757 200 757 boeing b757 200 75d boeing b757 200 75g boeing b757 200 75h boeing b757 200 75p. The airbus a321 is a member of the airbus a320 family of short to medium range, narrowbody, commercial passenger twin engine jet airliners and carries 185 to 236 passengers. Transatlantic airline fuel efficiency ranking, 2017 international.