Boeing 757 / DHLBoeing 757 DHL mahogany wood high quality airplane model. The first flight of a Boeing 757 took place in February 1982. Using the same fuselage cross section as the Boeing 727, but with longer length by 19 ft. 7 in, the Boeing 757 is a short medium range airliner with a maximum high density seating arrangement for 224 passengers. The Boeing 757 is one of the world's most economical turbofan powered airliners in the short medium range category, showing