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British Airways' latest Total Inability To Support Upwardness of Planes* caused by Amadeus system outage

Cynic_999

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Some can, but it's not accurate enough for reliable use. Sloping aprons, uneven tarmac, and wind will all throw off the calculation

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It will not always give a 100% reliable figure, but will certainly catch gross errors that are large enough to cause a disaster.

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