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Aircraft Balance

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aviation1 year ago

"Airline Introduces Voluntary Passenger Weighing for Safety Assessment"

Finnair will ask passengers to voluntarily weigh themselves and their carry-on baggage before takeoff to collect aircraft cargo data, with the information being used to update weight averages last calculated in 2018 and ensure aircraft balance and flight stability. The collected data will be anonymous and not linked to personal information, and will be used for aircraft balance calculations starting next year after being signed off by Finnish authorities.

travel1 year ago

"Airline Introduces Passenger Weigh-Ins for Flight Balance"

Finnish airline Finnair has announced a voluntary and anonymous program to weigh passengers along with their carry-on luggage before takeoff in order to optimize aircraft balance calculations. The data collected will not be linked to personal information and will be used for safe flight operations. The airline has seen 600 volunteers participate since the program's launch, and the collected data will be used to update average weights for aircraft balance and loading calculations between 2025–2030.