

No certificate holder may conduct ETOPS in an airplane that was manufactured after Februunless the airplane meets the standards of § 25.1535. (c) ETOPS experience with other aircraft types to the extent authorized by the FAA. (b) For certificate holders granted approval to operate under part 135 or part 121 before February 15, 2007, up to 6 months of domestic operating experience and operations in Canada and Mexico in multi-engine transport category turbojet-powered airplanes may be credited as part of the required 12 months of international experience required by paragraph G135.2.2(a) of this appendix. (a) Operations to or from the State of Hawaii. The certificate holder may consider the following experience as international operations: G135.2.2 Required certificate holder experience prior to conducting ETOPS.īefore applying for ETOPS approval, the certificate holder must have at least 12 months experience conducting international operations (excluding Canada and Mexico) with multi-engine transport category turbine-engine powered airplanes. (d) The certificate holder meets the requirements of this appendix. (c) The operation is planned to be no more than 240 minutes flying time (at the one engine inoperative cruise speed under standard conditions in still air) from an airport described in § 135.364 and

(b) The operation is conducted in a multi-engine transport category turbine-powered airplane (a) The certificate holder receives ETOPS approval from the FAA After August 13, 2008, no certificate holder may operate an airplane, other than an all-cargo airplane with more than two engines, outside the continental United States more than 180 minutes flying time (at the one-engine-inoperative cruise speed under standard conditions in still air) from an airport described in § 135.364 unless. G135.1.4 ETOPS Qualified Person means a person, performing maintenance for the certificate holder, who has satisfactorily completed the certificate holder's ETOPS training program. G135.1.3 ETOPS Entry Point means the first point on the route of an ETOPS flight, determined using a one-engine inoperative cruise speed under standard conditions in still air, that is more than 180 minutes from an adequate airport. This definition applies to flight planning and does not in any way limit the authority of the pilot in command during flight. G135.1.2 ETOPS Alternate Airport means an adequate airport that is designated in a dispatch or flight release for use in the event of a diversion during ETOPS. G135.1.1 Adequate Airport means an airport that an airplane operator may list with approval from the FAA because that airport meets the landing limitations of § 135.385 or is a military airport that is active and operational.


Appendix G to Part 135 - Extended Operations (ETOPS)
