BOEING 757

General information and a bit of Boeing 757

airplane history: The Boeing 757 (member of the 757/767 family) is a medium sized airplane designed to operate for airlines on short-to-medium routes. Designed to replace the Boeing 727, the first 757 made its first flight on the 19th of February 1982. The aircraft received official certification on the 21st of December 1982 preceded by around 1400 flight test hours.

BOEING 737

The Boeing 737 first took to the skies in February 1968 in service with Lufthansa, and is the best selling jet airliner in history. Currently the twin-engine 737 series competes on the market with the Airbus A320 family, and is the primary aircraft flown by Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, some European airlines, and Alaska Airlines. 

Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner. It is the world's largest passenger airliner; many airports have upgraded their facilities to accommodate it because of its size. Initially named Airbus A3XX, Airbus designed the aircraft to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market; the A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and began commercial service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines.