Operational Challenges Of Flying A 737-700 Over The Pacific Flying a Boeing 737-700 over vast ocean stretches like the Pacific isn’t a common practice, and it poses unique operational challenges.

The government adapted and developed the ETOPS rating system, which measures in minutes how long a plane is allowed to fly away from land.

The vast Pacific Ocean has always proved difficult for flying but airlines have been successfully navigating the waters for decades.

Hurricane season is just weeks away, and the Pacific Ocean is cooling off again. That’s important because it can create conditions more conducive to hurricanes.

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER was forced to fly a 190min diversion on one engine over the Pacific Ocean when it had been dispatched on a 180min limitation, according to the US Federal ...

An expert explains what would've happened if United flight 328 experienced its scary engine failure over the ocean ...

American Airlines told ABC News that its Airbus A321 aircraft that flew from Los Angeles to Honolulu on Aug. 31 was not certified to fly over the Pacific Ocean. American plans to replace its ...

So, thanks to ETOPS, those United passengers, who were only half an hour from landing when the engine cover fell off, were pretty safe-- but a full investigation will tell the whole story.

This epic flight had left Oakland airport, San Francisco, on 31 May and taken 83h 38min of flying time to cover the 11,900km (7,389 miles) route across the Pacific Ocean.

Farther south in the Pacific and near the South Pole, there are even fewer alternatives, which is why Airbus was recently reported by the Wall Street Journal to be seeking an ETOPS of 420 minutes ...