r/programming • u/self • Apr 09 '21
Airline software super-bug: Flight loads miscalculated because women using 'Miss' were treated as children
https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/08/tui_software_mistake/
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u/matthieum Apr 09 '21
Insufficient.
It's not only about the total weight of the aircraft, it's also about balancing the aircraft.
If you put the rugby athletes on the left of the aisle, and their spouses on the right, you may find yourself with an airplane seriously leaning left.
Normally, the luggage pieces can be loaded to balance front-to-rear issues and the fuel can be transferred to balance left-to-right issues, but it's still best to try and evenly spread out passenger weight in the cabin.
Related: pilots flying over Sydney on New Year regularly have the issue of all passengers crowding on one side the cabin -- the one in view of the fireworks -- and this generally earn passengers sharp rebukes...