Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
I wasn't aware that Delta's domestic 757-200's were ETOPS certified. Was this an aircraft that typically operates US Mainland to Hawaii?
At the risk of asking a dumb question, can a nonETOPS plane fly TATL by detouring to stay near/over land as much as possible--i.e., north over northeastern Canada to Greenland to Iceland to the closest land in Europe (Norway? or northern England/northwestern Ireland?) Planes hopped across the Atlantic in the days of the flying boats and I suspect that something like those routes must satisfy the requirements for nonETOPS.