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Tower Air
2006-05-26, 02:14 AM
what's etops?
JRadier
2006-05-26, 05:21 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS

cost me 10 seconds to find it....
Art at ISP
2006-05-26, 10:33 AM
It's a monster with one eye...oh no that's cyclops.

Seriously it's Extended Twin Operations--relating to over water operations of twin engine airliners. ETOPS certification allows 2 engine aircraft to fly certain routes over water which would place them 120 min or 180 min from the nearest airport in the event of an engine failure. If I am not mistaken the 777 was the first aircraft to enter airline service with ETOPS certification as a new model.

Sorry for the humor--couldn't resist.
T-Bird76
2006-05-26, 10:43 AM
Just some history the frist ETOPS rated twin engine plane to cross the Atlantic was a TWA 767-200 from STL-Frankfurt.
Midnight Mike
2006-05-26, 11:11 AM
what's etops?

Engines
Turn
Or
Pilots
Swim

If you want, I can send you some brochures on ETOPS
Mellyrose
2006-05-26, 11:14 AM
[quote="Tower Air":70476]what's etops?

Engines
Turn
Or
Pilots
Swim

[/quote:70476]



Hahahah!
Ari707
2006-05-26, 12:08 PM
I thought the first was EL-AL ????
JRadier
2006-05-26, 12:43 PM
I thought the first was EL-AL ????
Nope, that's:

Every
Landing
Always
Late
T-Bird76
2006-05-26, 01:12 PM
I thought the first was EL-AL ????
Nope, that's:

Every
Landing
Always
Late

Well that better then DELTA

Don't
Expect
Luggage
To
Arrive
JRadier
2006-05-26, 02:28 PM
Well that better then DELTA

Don't
Expect
Luggage
To
Arrive
I thought it was :

Destination
Anywhere
Luggage
To Atlanta

and a new one, Garuda (Indonesia)

Good
And
Reliable
Under
Dutch
Administration
mirrodie
2006-05-26, 02:45 PM
I love these acronyms!

Dodge...drips oil, drips grease everywhere.


Sorry I have to remember the other airline related parody acronyms :)
lijk604
2006-05-26, 03:30 PM
Try
Walking
Across

or

Thieves
*****s
Alcoholics


...sorry Tommy
T-Bird76
2006-05-26, 03:34 PM
Try
Walking
Across

or

Thieves
*****s
Alcoholics


...sorry Tommy

How about.....

That
Wonderful
Airline

Traveling
With
Angels
Mellyrose
2006-05-26, 03:43 PM
This is an awesome thread!!! haha...whoda thought from the first post?! hahaha - :shock:
MarkLawrence
2006-05-26, 03:50 PM
Or...the old Sabena

Such
A
Bloody
Experience
Never
Again

or the two letter ones

B(loody)
A(weful)

or

A(lways)
A(ss****s)


I won't go into the non acronym ones..like Quaint-ass - Air Chance... :lol:
Matt Molnar
2006-05-26, 04:07 PM
Sometimes
Old
Ugly
Texans
Holding
Weight
Encounter
Seating
Trouble
fly.mcs
2006-05-26, 05:18 PM
Well that better then DELTA

Don't
Expect
Luggage
To
Arrive
I thought it was :

Destination
Anywhere
Luggage
To Atlanta

and a new one, Garuda (Indonesia)

Good
And
Reliable
Under
Dutch
Administration

DALTA? I thought it was DELTA?
JRadier
2006-05-26, 06:36 PM
DALTA? I thought it was DELTA?
My bad, should have writen it as Enywhere (as must dutchies pronounce it)

To make up for it, TRANSAVIA

To
Rape
A
Stewardess
After
V-one
Is
Allowed

And in the same context, Lufthansa

Let
Us
Fiddle
The
Hostess
And
Not
Say
Anything
Skymonster
2006-05-30, 05:11 PM
Evening all!!! :wink: Just a few more...

QANTAS - Quick And Nasty, Typical Australian Service :lol:
ALITALIA - Always Late In Takeoff, Always Late In Arriving :roll:
SAHSA (a defunct Honduran airline) - Stay At Home, Stay Alive :shock:

Andy
JRadier
2006-05-30, 05:57 PM
And to add some more:

AIRBUS - Airlines Impose Regrettable Bull**** Upon Us
AMERICAN - A Miracle Each Rider Is Currently Alive Now
NORTHWEST - Nobody Out Ranks This Horrid, Worthless,
Excruciatingly Sluggish Transport

Andy: looks like we got the same list