Originally Posted by
EWR73FO
Does UAL not have 10-15 777 aircraft that aren't ETOPS qualified?
Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
No.
I have zero interest in getting involved in this totally worthless "my toy is bigger than your toy" discussion. Just to correct this observation: UAL's widebody's are all ETOPS certified (not that it matters, really). Not all the 757's are ETOPS, but they are not "widebody" by definition
Just a wild-arse guess.....
I 'think' the reference/confusion made above was referring to some of the s-UA B777's that don't have "bunks" (dedicated crew rest), thus making them sub 12 hour birds.
Again, just a guess.....ETOPs.....Dedicated Crew Rest.