Aircraft
Air New Zealand 777 Makes First 330-Minute ETOPS Flight
The carrier completed the first approved 330-minute ETOPS flight by flying a 777-200ER from Auckland to Buenos Aires.
An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200ER has completed the first approved 330-minutes extended twin-engine operations flight, with a non-stop trip from Auckland to Buenos Aires. [Photo: Boeing]
An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200ER has completed the first approved 330-minutes extended twin-engine operations flight, with a non-stop trip from Auckland to Buenos Aires. [Photo: Boeing]

Air New Zealand completed the first flight approved for 330-minute extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS), flying a 777-200ER powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines. The December 1 flight departed from Auckland, New Zealand, and landed in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires about 12 hours later.