First delivery of a 757-200 took place Dec. 22, 1982, to launch customer Eastern Airlines. Eastern placed the aircraft into service Jan. 1, 1983.
On Jan. 14, 1983, the British Civil Aviation Authority certified the 757-200 to fly in the United Kingdom. Revenue services commenced on 9th February 1983 with British Airways. British Airways, another launch customer for the 757-200, is a major operator of the twinjet in 2005.
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First delivery was in 1983 and a total of 395 aircraft have been build.
The first A310 was the 162nd Airbus off the production line, the aircraft made its maiden flight in April 1982. The A310-200 entered service with Swissair and Lufthansa in 1983. Perhaps the greatest attribute of the A310 is that of range. This quality has led to the aircraft being used extensively on transatlantic routes. A total of 255 A310s were delivered by Airbus from 1983 to 1997.
The first 747-300 was delivered to Swissair in March 1983. Only 81 Boeing 747-300 have been delivered between 1983 and 1990.
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