ATA L1011 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1361 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 968 times:
NZ767 From New Zealand, joined Nov 2001, 1620 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 963 times:
All of those you mentioned are capable of being certified for ETOPS.
But it actually depends on the particular airline that wants to operate them; this deals with their operating experience with that aircraft type, procedures, equipment on board, maintenance etc.
To give you an example, Tahiti based Air Tahiti Nui operates an A340 Airbus (two more are due for delivery if they haven't arrived already).
They originally wanted to use a Boeing 767, but because they were a brand new airline at the time obviously with no 767 experience, let alone on long overwater routes, they wouldn't have had enough ETOPS certification if any. ie, they may have been given 60 minutes ETOPS rather than say, 180 or whatever was required.
Hence they had to opt for the four engined Airbus, which I might add, they are totally impressed with.
AJ From Australia, joined Nov 1999, 2376 posts, RR: 27 Reply 3, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 938 times:
Mike,
In most countries 60 minutes is the maximum allowable distance for a two engined aircraft operating on one engine to go from an adequate airport (ie 430nm in a 767). Therefore ETOPS is anything over 60 minutes, so by definition there isn't a 60 minute ETOPS.
Otherwise correct!
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