Not So Fast: How The Boeing 757 Made A Comeback At This Luxury Airline

La Compagnie is an extremely fascinating and functionally unique carrier, and its decision to bring back the Boeing 757 has certainly made headlines. However, it is also important to note that this is not a complete strategic reversal by the operator. We better understand it as a temporary retooling of a highly specialized tool that still solves a very specific operational problem. La Compagnie launched its first commercial service in July 2014, using a business class-only 757-200 on the route from Paris to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). It then followed a fairly standard Airbus A321neo modernization plan in 2019. This was fairly in line with industry retirement trends for the 757.