abstract:ETOPS is an acronym for Extended range Twin OperationsUK CAA defines ETOPS as "Extended range Twin Operations" , EASA defines it as "Extended Range Operation with Two-Engine Aeroplanes" and ICAO as "Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards" as re-defined by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2007. This rule allows twin-engined airliners (such as the Airbus A300, A310, A320, A330 and A350, the Boeing 737, 757, 767, 777, 787, the Embraer E-Jets, and the ATR 72) to fly long-distance routes that were previously off-limits to twin-engined aircraft.