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Final ruleTook effect April 20, 2026

Special Condition: Airworthy Inc., Airbus SAS, Model A330-300 Series Airplanes; Installation of a Crew Rest Module

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 20, 2026. Document 2026-07637. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A330- 300 series airplane. This airplane, as modified by Airworthy Inc. (Airworthy), 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 the installation of a crew rest compartment which will be located in what is currently the Class E main deck cargo compartment. 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.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 25

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 485 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

These special conditions are effective on April 20, 2026. Send comments on or before June 4, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-07637
ActionFinal special conditions; request for comments.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedApril 20, 2026
Effective dateApril 20, 2026
Comments closeJune 4, 2026
DocketFAA-2025-1292

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register