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Boeing 757-200: The Most Successful 757 Yet!

17Mar

By Charles Yongzheng2 Comments

Aircraft Digest

Boeing 757-200: The Most Successful 757 Yet!

Today, the Boeing 757 is arguably one of the most famous narrow body jet airliners Boeing has ever produced! For the most part, this is down to the immense success of the the Boeing 757-200! Despite the eldest 757-200s being almost 40 years old, the majority of the fleet are still actively flying. Unlike most other 40 year-old jets, many are still used in the west on a regular basis too. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Boeing 757-200 The late 1950's and early 1960's had proven to be one of the best periods for Boeing. During this time, Boeing had released numerous new jets, which had made them billions in today's money. In 1957, Boeing saw the first flight of the 707 - their first jet airliner. Two years later would see the first flight ...

7Nov

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

History

History of Air Force Two

Air Force One is arguably the most famous private jet in the world, with it being the President of the United States' private aircraft. With that being said, few remember the Vice President's Air Force Two aircraft. Due to safety concerns, the President and Vice President of the United States can never fly together. As such, both need completely different aircraft when they're traveling by air. Air Force One's history is well known, expediting through films such as Air Force One. The history of Air Force Two on the other hand, is less well known... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Air Force One The concept of government owned aircraft predates the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903. Many contemporary journalists saw the airship desi...

17 Most Expensive Private Jets in The World!

24Jun

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Executive

17 Most Expensive Private Jets in The World!

Since the beginning of business jets, some have been more expensive than others. But today we want to know which are the most expensive private jets that you can buy today! A while ago, we covered the cheapest business jets. This got me thinking, if I were a multibillionaire or a multibillion dollar corporation who wanted to impress people, which are the business jets that would do that? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Gulfstream G550 - $42.8 Million The Gulfstream G550 is the cheapest private jet on this list- not that $42.8 million isn't a lot, it's just less than the other jets in this article. However, that does not mean that the G550 is any less luxurious. The G550 is a lengthened version of the G500 and a shorter (and older) versio...

27May

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

15 Safest Aircraft Models from History

A while ago we covered the most dangerous aircraft. Today, we will cover which are the safest aircraft models from history, and which you can still fly on! Whilst some of these aircraft have been involved in accidents, even some high profile ones, these aircraft have the lowest fatal crash rate per million flights. If you find yourself flying on one of these aircraft, you know that there's a strong likelihood you won't crash! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Boeing 757 The 757 was developed with the same technology as the 767. Just like the 767, the 757 is one of the safest aircraft you can fly on! Just as with the 767, the 757 has been involved in its fair share of aviation accidents. Perhaps the most notable of these was when two Boei...

13May

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Aircraft Compare

Boeing 757 vs 767: Which is Better?

Both the 757 and 767 are both long haul aircraft made by Boeing. However, they are very similar but also very different. When you think of a long haul aircraft made by Boeing, many people think of the famous Boeing 747. However, more 757 and 767s have been produced when compared to the 747! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 757 vs 767: Narrow Body vs Wide Body Perhaps one of the largest and most distinguishable differences between the 757 and 767 is their size. The 757 is a narrow body aircraft whereas the 767 is a wide body aircraft. What is Narrow Body? Narrow body is as the name implies, is where the fuselage of the aircraft (the body) is narrow (shocker!) That is to say, that a narrow body has only two rows of seating, as standard and ...

4Apr

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Compare

Tupolev Tu 204 vs 757

Both the Tu 204 and the 757 were designed at a similar time, for a similar purpose. However, they have never directly competed on routes or for the same airlines to buy them! They are truly opposites and the same! Whilst the airlines who bought them operated them on the same style of route, an airline never owned both types of aircraft. The 757 was truly a western aircraft, whereas the Tu 204 was a truly Russian aircraft! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tu 204 vs 757: The basics Before we can consider the merits of the two aircraft, ultimately using that to decide who the winner is, we must first know a bit about each aircraft. Tu 204 Towards the end of the 1970's, the USSR had seen many new American aircraft that had become air icons in...