The issue was weight and balance requirements could not be calculated (Bloomberg)
Damn - they're talking about loadmaster issues. Loadmasters are people who determine exactly where to place cargo in a plane, including passengers, so that the aircraft can fly in proper balance.
Every private pilot has to be their own loadmaster so that their plane is not overloaded and/or out of balance.
Once when I was flying a small commercial propeller plane - United, I think - it was packed full and the pilots had two loadmasters come on board and start rearranging all the carry-on stuff. Pilots would not take off until they did.
You don't realize that loadmasters are a thing until you see them, but they are. And nothing screams "F'ng DEI Hires who can't do math or physics" until you suddenly have no loadmasters.
Sure, a lot of that is done with software but you've still got to have people who know if the numbers they're getting actually make sense or not.
Article says grounding is canceled:
https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-faa-grounded-all-planes-technical-issue-christmas-rush-2024-12
FAA stated 1 hour later it was canceled. The issue was weight and balance requirements could not be calculated (Bloomberg). 🤦🏻♀️ AA BS continues ~
No one said there would be math.
Probably common core math tech
Kek!!
Damn - they're talking about loadmaster issues. Loadmasters are people who determine exactly where to place cargo in a plane, including passengers, so that the aircraft can fly in proper balance.
Every private pilot has to be their own loadmaster so that their plane is not overloaded and/or out of balance.
Once when I was flying a small commercial propeller plane - United, I think - it was packed full and the pilots had two loadmasters come on board and start rearranging all the carry-on stuff. Pilots would not take off until they did.
You don't realize that loadmasters are a thing until you see them, but they are. And nothing screams "F'ng DEI Hires who can't do math or physics" until you suddenly have no loadmasters.
Sure, a lot of that is done with software but you've still got to have people who know if the numbers they're getting actually make sense or not.
This is NOT good.
Indeed. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/american-airlines-says-experiencing-technical-issue-with-its-flights-2024-12-24/