Qantas 757-200

I reckon Qantas would've used the 757s for trans-Tasman and domestic routes.

Here's some fictional lore:

In November of 1989 Qantas announced an order for 23 757-200s. Qantas' first 757 arrived in June 1992 and the last one arrived in December of 1995.

They flew domestically and internationally, albeit only trans-Tasman and to other Pacific nations. Routes operated unclude the following:

Melbourne-Auckland
Sydney-Darwin
Perth-Sydney
Sydney-Nadi
Melbourne-Christchurch
Brisbane-Sydney
Sydney-Port Moresby
Adelaide-Sydney
Perth-Bali/Denpasar
Sydney-Wellington
Melbourne-Wellington

And so on...

By the 2010s, the 757 was looking pretty old, especially compared to the much more modern 737-800 fleet. So, on 20 October 2015, Qantas announced the retirement of the 757 fleet. In the announcement, it was stated that the first batch of 757s (3 to be exact) would be retired by the end of 2015. 2016 and 2017 would see a further 13 aircraft depart the fleet. By the end of 2018 (October specifically), the 757 would be finally retired. However, in addition to the announcement, it was said that 2 of the 757s would be also converted to freighters and be operated by Qantas Freight by 2018.

As of now, May 2022, the 757 has been retired for almost 4 years. Australian and Kiwi avgeeks continue to share fond memories of the 757. Some of the later delivered aircraft are now flying for FedEx and UPS as freighters, while many others have meet their unfortunate and gruesome, yet not uncommon fate of being scrapped. 2 of them still remain intact at Victorville, albeit with their titles and logos, and engines removed. There have been calls to save at least one of these 2 757s from the scrapyard, and it has gotten a fair bit of traction. Whether they will be successful or not, well, who knows really?

VH-PEN: 1993 Boeing 757-238 | Qantas | Currently: Scrapped in Victorville since March 2017, awaiting potential scrapping, or will be stripped for parts, but may be shipped back to Australia if the campaign mentioned just above is successful.

REMEMBER: this is all fictional, Qantas has never had the 757, or at least never at this level.