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DVA3219
Captain, B767-300

Joined on June 11 2006

Tallahassee, FL

Posted onPost created on April 25 2007 21:42 ET by Drew Kratzer

I was reading at boeing.com about the 739ER, and I was thinking, with a range of 3200nm, couldn't it do a KJFK to EGLL? Just a thought...
EDIT: Just checked, JFK to Gatwick is 200 miles out of range, but could the 739ER do any kind of transatlantic flight?

Drew Kratzer

Captain, B767-300

DVA1892
Senior Captain, MD-11

Joined on September 13 2004
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460 legs, 1,384.1 hours
336 legs, 1,086.5 hours online
271 legs, 726.6 hours ACARS
12 legs, 24.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on April 26 2007 00:09 ET by Gaston Doval

Subjected to ETOPS approval (most likely it'll be denied). He's still short of range.

Cheers!

Gaston Doval (DVA1892)

DVA3672
Senior Captain, A320
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Joined on October 29 2006
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Northeastern United States

2,534 legs, 6,223.1 hours
1,537 legs, 3,252.2 hours online
2,243 legs, 5,407.0 hours ACARS
4 legs, 6.0 hours event
2 legs dispatched, 19.5 hours

Posted onPost created on April 26 2007 08:39 ET by Chris Frasure

yep all about the ETOPS approval. a plane might be able to make it, but it has to be approved. the airbus 319 would make it AND is approved. Air Canada uses it.

DVA2996
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
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Joined on January 06 2006
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Montréal, QC Canada

3,261 legs, 8,001.9 hours
496 legs, 1,363.6 hours online
3,162 legs, 7,614.0 hours ACARS
55 legs, 151.2 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 92.9 hours

Posted onPost created on April 26 2007 15:50 ET by Matthew Gervais

out of ST. Johns to London i would not push for anything farther

Matthew Gervais (DVA2996)

DVA1763
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on June 29 2004
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Oklahoma City, OK

723 legs, 2,015.0 hours
645 legs, 1,824.0 hours online
585 legs, 1,608.7 hours ACARS
10 legs, 44.8 hours event
740 legs, 2,044.9 hours total

Posted onPost created on April 26 2007 17:40 ET by Steve Pickle

The 737 NG's are ETOPS rated. As well as the BBJ. I don't know why the -900ER would not be approved of the rating.

Steve Pickle (DVA1763)

Posted onPost created on April 27 2007 13:46 ET by Gaston Doval

Steve, the aircraft can be ETOPS rated, but they have a limit. Really, the ETOPS rating belongs to an AIRLINE, not to a specific aircraft family.

Cheers!

Gaston Doval (DVA1892)

DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on April 04 2007
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Houston, TX USA

502 legs, 829.4 hours
340 legs, 575.5 hours online
421 legs, 683.7 hours ACARS
41 legs, 81.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on April 27 2007 14:12 ET by Andrew Lynn

So that means I can't take my 757 across the pond in Delta colors either because Delta doesn't have any 757 ETOPS (yet). I'll have to do it in a CO 757.

I brought it up at the Help Desk because I'm curious also.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

Posted onPost created on April 27 2007 14:41 ET by Gaston Doval

Exactly, DL's 757s are not ETOPS rated yet - that's why they can't even fly to Hawaii.

Cheers!

Gaston Doval (DVA1892)

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