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== Operators == {{main|List of Boeing 757 operators}} [[File:Delta 757-200 N713TW on final approach to Boston Dec 2024 2.jpg|thumb|[[Delta Air Lines]] is the overall largest 757 operator, with a 757-200 shown here.]] [[File:Fedex Express Boeing 757 Jager.jpg|thumb|alt=Side view of twin-jet aircraft in flight, showing "FedEx" lettering|A Boeing 757-200SF of [[FedEx Express]], the variant's largest single operator.]] As of 2018, the largest 757 operators were [[Delta Air Lines]], [[FedEx Express]] and [[United Airlines]]; Delta Air Lines also was the largest overall, with a 757 fleet of 127 aircraft.<ref name=FlightCensus/>{{needs update|date=January 2024}} American Airlines' 757 fleet of 142 aircraft was the largest until 2007,<ref name="FI07">{{Cite web |date=August 21β27, 2007 |title=World Airliner Census |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=18906&tracked=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723231938/http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=18906&tracked=1 |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=July 24, 2011 |website=Flight International |pages=46β47}}</ref> when the carrier retired Pratt & Whitney PW2000-powered models originating from its [[TWA]] acquisition to have an all Rolls-Royce RB211-powered 757 fleet.<ref>"American set to return 19 jets when leases up." ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', June 8, 2006, p. C1.</ref> Delta subsequently acquired 17 former TWA/American Airlines 757s, and in October 2008, gained 45 more 757s from its acquisition of Northwest Airlines.<ref name="dl757">{{Cite web |title=Delta Museum β Boeing B-757 |url=http://deltamuseum.org/M_Education_DeltaHistory_Aircraft_Boeing_757.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206181246/http://www.deltamuseum.org/M_Education_DeltaHistory_Aircraft_Boeing_757.htm |archive-date=February 6, 2012 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |publisher=Delta Air Lines Air Transport Heritage Museum}}</ref> As of 2018, the cargo carrier with the most 757s was FedEx Express, which operated a 757-200F fleet of 111 aircraft.<ref name=FlightCensus/>{{needs update|date=October 2024}} UPS Airlines operated a further 75 of the type, with DHL Aviation and its affiliated companies, [[DHL Air UK]], DHL Latin America, [[European Air Transport Leipzig]], and [[Blue Dart Aviation]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=DHL Express Division β Aviation |url=http://www.dhl.com/en/about_us/express.html#aviations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220124840/http://www.dhl.com/en/about_us/express.html#aviations |archive-date=December 20, 2012 |access-date=May 6, 2012 |publisher=DHL Aviation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2007 |title=DHL & Lemuir Consolidate Logistics Business in India |url=http://www.dhl.com/en/press/releases/releases_2007/logistics/240507.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122205652/http://www.dhl.com/en/press/releases/releases_2007/logistics/240507.html |archive-date=January 22, 2011 |access-date=July 3, 2015 |publisher=DHL Aviation}}</ref> combined operating 35 cargo 757s of various types in 2018.<ref name=FlightCensus/>{{needs update|date=October 2024}} Joint launch customer British Airways operated the 757-200 for 27 years before retiring the type in November 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Aubrey |date=October 5, 2010 |title=British Airways revives 1983 livery for retiring Boeing 757 |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/2010/10/05/british-airways-revives-1983-livery-for-retiring-boeing-757/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101144658/http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/2010/10/05/british-airways-revives-1983-livery-for-retiring-boeing-757/ |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |access-date=April 1, 2012 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> To celebrate the fleet's retirement, the airline unveiled one of its last three 757-200s in a [[retro style]] livery on October 4, 2010, matching the color scheme that it introduced the aircraft into service with in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaminski-Morrow |first=David |date=May 10, 2010 |title=British Airways unveils 'retro' livery as 757 era ends |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/05/348135/picture-british-airways-unveils-retro-livery-as-757-era-ends.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008111844/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/05/348135/picture-british-airways-unveils-retro-livery-as-757-era-ends.html |archive-date=October 8, 2010 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |website=Flight International}}</ref> Subsequently, the type remained in operation with the company's subsidiary, [[OpenSkies]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kingsley-Jones |first=Max |date=October 3, 2010 |title=BA goes retro for 757 bye-bye |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/commercial_aviation/ThingsWithWings/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbbPost%3A1237620d-bdc4-4459-9a0a-36b4a92696f1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018112537/http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog%3A7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbb&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbbPost%3A1237620d-bdc4-4459-9a0a-36b4a92696f1 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2015 |website=Aviation Week & Space Technology}}</ref> Over the duration of the program, 1,050 Boeing 757s were built<ref name=last757built/> with 1,049 aircraft delivered.<ref name=757_O_D_summ/> The prototype 757 remained with the manufacturer for testing purposes.<ref name="b126" /> In August 2020, a total of 642 Boeing 757 aircraft of all variants were in commercial service with operators [[Delta Air Lines]] (127), [[FedEx Express]] (107), [[UPS Airlines]] (75), [[United Airlines]] (72), [[Icelandair]] (27) and others with fewer aircraft of the type.<ref name=FlightCensus/> ===Orders and deliveries=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:96%;" |- ! Year !! Total !! 2005 !! 2004 !! 2003 !! 2002 !! 2001 !! 2000 !! 1999 !! 1998 !! 1997 !! 1996 !! 1995 !! 1994 !! 1993 !! 1992 |- ! Orders |'''1,049'''||0||0||7||0||37||43||18||50||44||59||13||12||33||35 |- ! Deliveries |'''1,049'''||2||11||14||29||45||45||67||54||46||42||43||69||71||99 |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:96%;" |- ! Year !!1991!!1990!!1989!!1988!!1987!!1986!!1985!!1984!!1983!!1982!!1981!!1980!!1979!!1978 |- ! Orders |50||95||166||148||46||13||45||2||26||2||3||64||0||38 |- ! Deliveries |80||77||51||48||40||35||36||18||25||2||0||0||0||0 |} '''Boeing 757 orders and deliveries (cumulative, by year):'''<br/> <!--------------------------------------------------------------> <!-- GRAPH OF ORDERS AND DELIVERIES, CUMULATIVE------------------> <!--------------------------------------------------------------> <timeline> ImageSize = width:auto height:250 barincrement:38 PlotArea = left:35 bottom:15 top:10 right:18 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:0 till:1100 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:100 start:0 PlotData= color:skyblue width:38 bar:1978 from:start till:38 text:38 align:center bar:1979 from:start till:38 text:38 align:center bar:1980 from:start till:102 text:102 align:center bar:1981 from:start till:105 text:105 align:center bar:1982 from:2 till:107 text:107 align:center bar:1983 from:27 till:133 text:133 align:center bar:1984 from:45 till:135 text:135 align:center bar:1985 from:81 till:180 text:180 align:center bar:1986 from:116 till:193 text:193 align:center bar:1987 from:156 till:239 text:239 align:center bar:1988 from:204 till:387 text:387 align:center bar:1989 from:255 till:553 text:553 align:center bar:1990 from:332 till:648 text:648 align:center bar:1991 from:412 till:698 text:698 align:center bar:1992 from:511 till:733 text:733 align:center bar:1993 from:582 till:766 text:766 align:center bar:1994 from:651 till:778 text:778 align:center bar:1995 from:694 till:791 text:791 align:center bar:1996 from:736 till:850 text:850 align:center bar:1997 from:782 till:894 text:894 align:center bar:1998 from:836 till:944 text:944 align:center bar:1999 from:903 till:962 text:962 align:center bar:2000 from:948 till:1005 text:1005 align:center bar:2001 from:993 till:1042 text:1042 align:center bar:2002 from:1022 till:1042 text:1042 align:center bar:2003 from:1036 till:1049 text:1049 align:center bar:2004 from:1047 till:1049 text:1049 align:center color:powderblue width:38 bar:2005 from:1049 till:1049 text:1049 align:center color:green width:38β bar:1982 from:start till:2 text:2 align:center bar:1983 from:start till:27 text:27 align:center bar:1984 from:start till:45 text:45 align:center bar:1985 from:start till:81 text:81 align:center bar:1986 from:start till:116 text:116 align:center bar:1987 from:start till:156 text:156 align:center bar:1988 from:start till:204 text:204 align:center bar:1989 from:start till:255 text:255 align:center bar:1990 from:start till:332 text:332 align:center bar:1991 from:start till:412 text:412 align:center bar:1992 from:start till:511 text:511 align:center bar:1993 from:start till:582 text:582 align:center bar:1994 from:start till:651 text:651 align:center bar:1995 from:start till:694 text:694 align:center bar:1996 from:start till:736 text:736 align:center bar:1997 from:start till:782 text:782 align:center bar:1998 from:start till:836 text:836 align:center bar:1999 from:start till:903 text:903 align:center bar:2000 from:start till:948 text:948 align:center bar:2001 from:start till:993 text:993 align:center bar:2002 from:start till:1022 text:1022 align:center bar:2003 from:start till:1036 text:1036 align:center bar:2004 from:start till:1047 text:1047 align:center bar:2005 from:start till:1049 text:1049 align:center </timeline> : {{Legend inline|skyblue|Orders}} {{Legend inline|green|Deliveries}} β Data from Boeing, through to the end of production<ref name=last757built/><ref name=757_O_D_summ/> ===Model summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:96%;" |- ! Model series!! [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] code<ref name=ICAOcode/>|| Orders || Deliveries |- !757-200 |B752 |913||913 |- !757-200M |B752 |1||1 |- !757-200PF |B752 |80||80 |- !757-300 |B753 |55||55 |- !colspan=2 style="text-align:right" |Total !|1,049||1,049 |} * Data from Boeing, through the end of production<ref name=last757built/><ref name="757_O_D_summ">{{Cite web |date=April 2011 |title=757 Model Summary |url=http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=757&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=757&ViewReportF=View+Report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103013517/http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=757&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=757&ViewReportF=View+Report |archive-date=January 3, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2011 |publisher=Boeing}}</ref> {{Clear}}
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