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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by duvin
Just to nitpick

ETOPS = Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards

thus the A340 is immune to ETOPS as it's a quad-engine plane

ETOPS is needed for twin-engine passenger planes to create routes with a diversion time of larger than 60 minutes
Iīve always liked this definition of ETOPS better:

ETOPS = Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim

Itīs just so easy to remember what ETOPS is about with this definition

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