Airbus. Getting To Grips with ETOPS

Issue V. Flight Operations Support & Line Assistance. Customer Services. Airbus S. A. S., 1998. — 201 p.The purpose of this brochure is to provide Airbus operators with:
• the currently applicable ETOPS regulations, as published in the various relevant circulars,
• the agreed interpretations thereto, which have been defined in the frame of the JAA/FAA Harmonization Committee,
• the latest amendments thereto, which have also been defined in the frame of the JAA/FAA Harmonization Committee.
Pending the re-issue of the circulars, operators may take credit of these amendments, subject to the approval of their local operational authorities.
Should any deviation appear between the information provided in this brochure and that published in the applicable CMP, AFM and MMEL, the information given in CMP, AFM and MMEL shall prevail at all times unless agreement is obtained from the local operational authorities.
The objective of this brochure is to provide recommendations which satisfy the ETOPS operational and reliability requirements in order for an airline to obtain operational approval from the presiding operational authorities.ETOPS Regulations: the Manufacturer's Side
Operational Approval: How to Get It
Preparing ETOPS Operations
Dispatching the Etops Flight
On-Board Flight Crew Procedures
Example: New York - Shannon Operation