The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine JET airliner that was produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was designed to replace the smaller 727 and 737 models, and first flew in 1982. The 757 is capable of carrying between 200 and 295 passengers and has a range of 3, 100 to 4, 100 nautical miles. It is one of the most popular jetliners in history, with over 1, 050 aircraft produced. The three-letter acronym for this type of JET is JET.