#ETOPS
Why Airline Captains Still Overrule The Dispatcher's Fuel Number Before Long-Haul Flights
How air crew find the true numbers before every top up.
Why An Airbus A321XLR Captain Crossing The Atlantic Thinks About Diversions Differently Than A Boeing 787 Captain
A 787 can fly 330 minutes from the nearest diversion airport. An A321XLR gets 180. Here is what that difference means ov...
7 Airports That Are Flight Diversion Hotspots
From Gander to Shannon, these airports serve as aviation's ultimate safety nets, handling emergency diversions and ETOPS...
Never Made: The 777-100 That Boeing Explored
The 777-100: A Boeing concept that never took flight, but shaped the future of long-haul aviation.
Is It True That American Airlines Removed ETOPS Certification From Its Airbus A321s?
The legacy carrier formerly operated a subfleet to handle transpacific flights to and from the West Coast.
The Boeing 767’s Unique Design That Helped Make ETOPS Possible
Learn more about the history of the Boeing 767's ETOPS and how the jet achieved the certification
The Widebody Aircraft Flying The Most ETOPS Routes In The World
The Boeing 777 has flown more ETOPS routes than any other commercial aircraft.
Why Did McDonnell Douglas Build The DC-10 With 3 Engines?
We explore the aircraft's design, the unrealized DC-10 Twin, and how ETOPS reshaped long-haul flying.
The Most Unusual Transpacific Flight That Used The Boeing 737-700
A surprisingly capable jet on an ambitious route.
That Time American Airlines Mistakenly Flew A Non-ETOPS Airbus A321 To Hawaii
It was on August 31st, 2015, that American Airlines flight AA31 was mistakenly operated by a non-ETOPS-certified Airbus ...
What Are Airline Great Circle Routes?
It is the standard measurement used to determine the point-to-point distance across the surface of a sphere.
Why Aren't All Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8s ETOPS Certified?
Southwest Airlines has just 138 ETOPS-certified aircraft in its fleet of over 800 aircraft.
Do The Airbus A350-900 & -1000 Have The Same Engines?
The engines of the A350-900 and -1000 are visually indistinguishable but are one of several notable differences between ...
When American Airlines Mistakenly Flew A Non-ETOPS Airbus A321 To Hawaii
10 years ago, the carrier accidentally deployed an A321 without the proper certifications to fly to Hawaii.
What Is The World's Longest Over Water Route With No Alternative Landing?
The route involves crossing a large portion of the Pacific Ocean.
What Plane Has The Highest ETOPS Rating?
The A350 has the highest ETOPS rating of 370, meaning it can fly up to six hours and 10 minutes from the nearest usable ...
Why Few Airlines Route Transoceanic Flights Along The Southern Hemisphere
The challenge for airlines is that flights would have to operate without suitable diversion options.
United Airlines Performs Airbus A321neo ETOPS Proving Flight To Hawaii
The flights from San Francisco to Honolulu could potentially indicate the airline is considering using its new planes fo...
Famous Stopover Location: The Eventful History Of Canada's Gander International Airport
Gander has operated since 1938 as an important easternmost airport in North America.
How ETOPS Works: Everything You Need To Know
The first official ETOPS operations were carried out by a TWA Boeing 767 in 1985.