The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting more information from airlines in order to bolster safety following backlash from a midair blowout last month that led the agency to ground more than 170 Boeing planes. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker met with airline CEOs Wednesday and asked the carrier leaders to increase their information-sharing in order…
according to air new zealand, the scales in the airport will not display any passenger s weight and all the data will be fed directly to a computer and recorded anonymously along with thousands of other passengers. but despite all that reassurance, some americans on social media and beyond saying no scale, no way. oh, when will the humiliation of being weighed in public ever end. i think that s a violation of privacy. when i go to the doctor i don t even look at the scales. when it comes to commercial aviation safety, i want to err on the side of exact measurement, not a guesstimate. reporter: still, new zealand says the program has nothing to do with discrimination, and everything to do with the science of calculating how many passengers a plane can safely carry. it is critically important for the safety of flight that you know how much the airplane weighs. it is particularly certificated to perform at a given way at a
oh, the humiliation of being weighed in public ever. i think that s a violation of privacy. when i go to the doctor, i don t even look at the scales. when it comes to commercial aviation safety, i want to err on the side of exact measurement, not a guesstimate. reporter: still, new zealand says its program has nothing to do with discrimination, and everything to do with the science of calculating how many passengers a plane can safely carry. it s critically important for the safety of flight that you know how much the airplane weighs. it s particularly certified to perform at a particular weight. it could offer wide ranging benefits around the world. i think you may see some other airlines utilize this at some point in the future. reporter: sam brock, nbc
on social media and beyond saying, no scale, no way. oh, the humiliation of being weighed in public ever. i think that s a violation of privacy. when i go to the doctor, i don t even look at the scales. when it comes to commercial aviation safety, i want to err on the side of exact measurement, not a guesstimate. reporter: still, new zealand says its program has nothing to do with discrimination, and everything to do with the science of calculating how many passengers a plane can safely carry. it s critically important for the safety of flight that you know how much the airplane weighs. it s particularly certified to perform at a particular weight. it could offer wide ranging benefits around the world. i think you may see some other airlines utilize this at some point in the future.