757-200ER

RE: 757-200ER

Indeed there is a 757-200ER. I think it has uprated RB11-534 powerplants.

RE: 757-200ER

I have often wondered the same about the 757 myself. I flew on a transatlantic flight onboard a 752 back in 1989 from Birmingham (UK) to Orlando via Bangor, Maine. The aircraft I flew on was an Air Europe example powered by Rolls Royce RB211-535E4’s, I think the 757 needs these powerplants (or the equivalent P&W examples) to gain ETOPS approval. When the 757 was introduced in the early eighties, the standard powerplant was the less powerful Rolls-Royce RB211-535C, though the E4 variant quickly replaced these in the mid eighties. Note that many of the British Airways fleet still have these older powerplants fitted, though I understand BA have now sold these old 757’s to DHL for freighter conversion. I’m not sure if the 757 does have a variant with bigger fuel tanks, although I know the ER variants of the 767 do. One final note, Airtours Intenational used to fly 757’s to Orlando from various UK airports, at least two of the machines they operate used to be with Eastern Airlines and are very early production machines. They were not classed as ER’s when built, but their engines were swapped from RR 535C class to RR 535E4 class, I think this then enabled the machines to fly ETOPS routes accross the north Atlantic. Thinking about it, Boeing quote the standard range of the 757-200 in the region of 4,000nm, this would be enough to get from Europe to the US east coast. If anyone knows anymore about this, please let me know.