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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't passanger airplanes come with parachutes for people?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
It's worth noting that all commercial aircraft that operate over water (so, the vast majority, excepting very small commercial aircraft and four-engine behemoths) have ETOPS ratings. [ETOPS, Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS#:~:text=ETOPS%20(%2Fi%CB%90%CB%88t%C9%92,%2Dengine%2Dinoperative%20flight%20conditions.) specifies the amount of time the aircraft can operate on a single engine, measured in minutes. ETOPS-180 is a pretty common rating.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't passanger airplanes come with parachutes for people?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
FAA is one of the better government agencies. In the US, they'd have to be tested and be shown to work on a regular basis in the same way that the emergency rafts and oxygen candles are tested.