Larry in AZ wrote:
>> OK, this may have been eliminated. But it used to be important to enter
>> the "Mr" or "Ms" in a reservation, and it would show up on your ticket.
>
> Haven't seen that in many years...
> http://www1.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/d1ee786f363e795286256eee0061e9a6/$FILE/AC120-27D.pdf
Page 29, specifically lists different weights to be used for male,
female, children for both summer and winter seasons.
But I have also seen references elsewhere to a unique average weight.
For instance, in SR111, Swissair used 84kg as standard weight for adult
passenters, no gender specified. But the manifest did break down how
many males and female/chil passengers there were.
Note that after some turboprop crashed on takeoff in south east USA
(raleigh ?) a few years ago, the FAA and/or NTSB had called for a
readjustement of passenger weights due to average weight having risen in
the USA.
I was going to say that perhaps they count the number of male/female pax
at the gate, but these days, with automated boarding pass readers, the
gate agents probably don't count as much as before. |