Scale: 1/100
Wingspan: 15"
Length: 19"
Code: KB757USATR
The Boeing 757 has been produced in two fuselage lengths: the original 757-200 entered service in 1983, and the stretched 757-300 entered service in 1999. Freighter versions of the 757-200, the 757-200PF and 757-200SF, have also been produced.
Launched with orders from Eastern Air Lines and British Airways in 1978, the Boeing 757 was intended to replace the previous narrow-body 727 trijet on short and medium routes. The 757 was conceived and designed in tandem with the 767, a wide-body twinjet with which it shares design features and two-crew flight decks. The operating similarities between the two aircraft allow pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate both jets, after the completion of a transition course. After its introduction, the 757 became commonly used by operators in both the United States and Europe, and particularly with mainline U.S. carriers and European charter airlines. The 757 has also been acquired for use as government, military, and VIP transport.
Production of the 757 ended on October 28, 2004 after 1,050 had been built. The final aircraft was delivered to Shanghai Airlines on November 28, 2005. A total of 970 Boeing 757 aircraft were in airline service in July 2009. Delta Air Lines operates the largest 757 fleet as of 2009.
US Airways, Inc. is an operating unit of US Airways Group and the number 6 airline by traffic and number 8 by market value, in the United States.
A member of the Star Alliance, the airline has a fleet of 345 mainline jet aircraft and 319 regional jet and turbo-prop aircraft connecting 200 destinations in North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Europe and the Middle East.
As of December 2008, US Airways, based in Tempe, Arizona, employs 33,765 people worldwide and operates 3,130 daily flights (1,312 US Airways Mainline, 1,818 US Airways Express as of December 2008).
The airline, while in bankruptcy and facing liquidation, was acquired by America West Airlines in 2005, with the new airline retaining the US Airways name. This was decided based on studies indicating that the US Airways name had better brand recognition worldwide than the America West name.
US Airways operates major hubs in Charlotte, Phoenix, and Philadelphia and maintains focus city operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The airline operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.. Regional airline service is branded as US Airways Express, operated by contract and subsidiary airline companies.