A 1982 sales demonstration was unable to attract a purchase from potential customer Japan Airlines, and the first Asian customer, Singapore Airlines, sold its four 757s in 1989 in favor of standardizing on the 240-seat wide-body Airbus A310, just five years after debuting the type on Indonesian and Malaysian routes.
Unha demostración de vendas en 1982 foi incapaz de atraer a Japan Airlines, e o primeiro cliente asiático, Singapore Airlines, vendeu os seus catro 757 en 1989 en favor do in favor dos Airbus A310 de 240 asentos, xusto cinco anos despois de estrenar o modelo nas súas rutas indonesias e malasias.