Re:British Airways passengers facing delays after IT failures
by zaphirplane on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @05:49PM
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I expected that to be done by the airport and independent of the airline
Re:British Airways passengers facing delays after IT failures
by namdnay on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @06:06PM
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No, it's part of the Flight Management module of the airline Departure Control System, based on the passengers boarded, their age and sex, the weight and containers of the bags checked, and the amount of fuel needed. This prints out a load sheet that must be signed off by the pilot, and then they can load the bags and fuel accordingly
You don't realise how much IT is involved in the process of loading a plane. Just the weight and balance calculation will take a very long time if done manually.