Editing ETOPS (section)

=== ETOPS 180 at introduction ===
[[File:Boeing 777 in then-Boeing livery K58552.jpg|thumb|The [[Boeing 777]] was the first ETOPS 180 airliner at its introduction]]

The original 1985 regulations allowed an airliner to have ETOPS-120 rating on entry into service. ETOPS-180 was only possible after one year of trouble-free 120-minute ETOPS experience. In 1990 Boeing convinced the FAA that it could deliver an airliner with ETOPS-180 on its entry into service. This process was called Early ETOPS. The Boeing 777 was the first aircraft to be introduced with an ETOPS rating of 180 minutes.

In the 1990s, the [[Joint Aviation Authorities]] (JAA) demurred, and the [[Boeing 777]] was rated ETOPS-120 on its entry into service in Europe. European airlines operating the 777 had to demonstrate one year of trouble-free 120-minute ETOPS experience before obtaining 180-minute ETOPS for the 777.