The Boeing 757 is quite an old airplane. So old, that Boeing hasn’t even produced them since roughly 2004. But passengers on American Airlines likely won’t notice the 757’s old age thanks to comprehensive refurbishments the airline has made on its fleet of 757s, which have an average age of 19 years.

Here are more details from the Dallas Morning News, which also features pictures of the aircraft at this link:

“The first retrofitted 757 recently rolled off the line at American’s Tulsa maintenance base, where it spent 10 weeks getting an expansive interior overhaul.

Gone is the cabin that hadn’t seen much change in 20 years. In its place are new business-class seats, new leather seat-covers in coach, as well as new carpets, curtains, trims and finishes.

The new business class offering includes lie-flat seats from B/E Aerospace arranged in a 2 by 2 configuration with 16 total seats in the cabin. In coach, it’s a 3 by 3 configuration with 160 total seats.â€

Bottom Line

It’s important for U.S. airlines to remain competitive with overseas airlines that are increasingly relying on newer planes, such as the Airbus A320neo and the Boeing 737MAX.

The 757 is an aircraft that airlines love thanks to its long range for a single aisle aircraft. Clearly, the plane will be in use for years to come.