Originally Posted by acl65pilot

We and the Europeans, like many controlling agencies grant reciprocity for those licensed in another country to operate a flagged vessel from that country in to our/their land.

Depending on how the QRH et al is written, and how it varies from the Boeing manuals will be very important in the LOT case. On a ETOPS jets like the 767-300ER, crossing an ocean and exercising anything over 60 min etops with a center hyd failure, which most definitely effect ETOPS as it is recognized by all of the licensing agencies, would result in the FAA and the JAA both asking questions of the LOT crew, and dispatch.

Generally speaking, the 767-300ER is a 180 min etops jets, as things become inoperative after departure, you revert to 120 or 60 min etops. If, LOT had one ETP and dispatched at 180 mins, they were most likely past their etp, and continued on. No problem there. If they dispatched 180/120 with two etp's, their divert field should have been LPLA, or BIKF. This fact will be key. The findings will coming out in the investigation, but how they were dispatched, will play a significant role in Monday Morning quarterbacking this.