Federal Aviation Administration

Transport Airplanes

Transport airplanes are airplanes for which a type certificate is applied for under part 21 in the transport category and that meet the transport category airworthiness requirements. Multi-engine airplanes with more than 19 seats or a maximum takeoff weight greater than 19,000 lb must be certificated in the transport category.

Certification of Transport Airplanes

Transport Airplane Directorate Initiatives

Transport Airplane Directorate

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