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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by TremendousJudge on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @10:15AM (#16015161)
Also, up until relatively recently regulators wouldn't let twin engines fly transoceanic flights because they deemed it too risky. They added ETOPS[1] regulation in order to allow this

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS

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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by dmfdmf on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @11:39PM (#16020340)
Prior to this change you needed 3 or more engines to cross large bodies of water or ice. When ETOPS was revised the abbreviation was backronynmed to "Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim".
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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by lathiat on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @08:07PM (#16019505)
This is important, ETOPS regulation changes are a big reason twin jets are resurging
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