### Question
How is the term transport airplane defined?


### Answer
The term **transport airplane** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 44743* as the following:

> a transport category airplane designed for operation by an air carrier or foreign air carrier type-certificated with a passenger seating capacity of 30 or more or an all-cargo or combi derivative of such an airplane

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 44743*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY > subpart iii-safety > CHAPTER 447-SAFETY REGULATION**

