What is ETOPS and how does it work? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Jun 12, 2015 · Certification ETOPS certification requires both the aircraft and the airline to comply with a set of standards. For the aircraft, the manufacturer must demonstrate that flying with …
airliner - What is the main difference between an ETOPS certified …
11 The FAA ETOPS certification requires certain standards from both the airline (the operator) and the aircraft (the manufacturer). As far as the manufacturers are concerned, the ETOPS …
Are four-engined airplanes subject to ETOPS equivalent rules?
Sep 5, 2014 · The ETOPS rules become relevant whenever a three- or four-engined jet diverts more than 180 minutes from the nearest airport. For more information, refer to the airliners.net …
Which current commercial flights have the highest ETOPS ranking?
Jan 11, 2018 · @SteveKuo: with highest rated ETOPS flight I mean commercial flights operating under the highest (in minutes) ETOPS rules (330, 370, 420 minutes). That somehow …
Why does ETOPS not apply to older 4 engine aircraft?
Jun 14, 2015 · This is a follow-up to my previous question: What is ETOPS and how does it work? There is a related question here, but it does not specifically answer this new question. Facts: …
How are ETOPS diversion airports selected? - Aviation Stack …
Feb 17, 2025 · I was doing a flight from Tokyo to Paris with an ETOPS rated plane and while looking at my dispatch, I noticed that my ETOPS diversion were further away than some other …
Why ETOPS 207 minutes? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Oct 17, 2018 · ETOPS 138 and 207 are 15% extensions of ETOPS 120 and 180. The reason for that is that with the ETOPS 120 rule, most of the Atlantic could be covered when using …
ETOPS 330 vs ETOPS 370 etc; how are the exact minute ratings …
Jun 12, 2017 · 14 I am curious how the ETOPS minutes categories are arrived at. i.e. Say, ETOPS 330 vs 370. What extra abilities would the 370 type have demonstrated that the 330 …
'etops' tag wiki - Aviation Stack Exchange
ETOPS (originally E xtended-range T win-engine O perations, now often simply E x t ended O perations, colloquially E ngines T urn O r P assengers S wim) is a rule which permits twin …
How does an ETOPS APU start in-flight? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Aug 25, 2016 · An ETOPS APU has to be on-demand, i.e. must be able to start at any altitude. If it can't, then it's not shut down for the entire flight. Compared to a normal APU, what are the …