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0 pointsArmisael163y ago0 comments

The 787 has a 330 minute ETOPS certification, so as long as it’s within 6.5 hours of an airport it can fly there.

That’s almost everywhere on the planet except the South Pacific and Antarctica.

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wkat42423y ago· 1 in thread

Aha ok, I didn't know that. I thought they had to remain within glide distance (and I think this was also the case in the beginning). I haven't flown intercontinentally for a very long time :) And most of it was in 747s.

mulmen3y ago

Glide distance was never a consideration of ETOPS.

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