Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing Seats

Document 2026-13280 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Transportation in the Federal Register on July 1, 2026, with an effective date of July 1, 2026. These special conditions are issued for The Boeing Company (Boeing) Model 747-8 airplane. This airplane, as modified by AMAC Aerospace (AMAC), will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airplanes. This design feature is side-facing, single-occupant and multiple-occupant seats. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13280/special-conditions-amac-aerospace-the-boeing-company-model-747--8-airplane-side-facing-seats.

No. Document 2026-13280 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.