txl No here is not a global standard; there are 'regulator' standards and should an airline choose to do so, they can seek approval for their own standard passenger and baggage weights. There is a strict process and mathematical model behind the derivation of the standard weights published, used and approved. Typically they are derived from a study of real passengers (actually weighing many hundreds if not thousands across a population at the aircraft side, including all hand baggage) and the numbers run through standardisation methodologies with a confidence interval of 98%. Meaning that the average weights applied for Male, Female, Child and Infant (including hand baggage) is accurate to within +/- 1%. Same for those that use a standard, as opposed to actual, baggage weight for mass and balance calculations prior to a flight departure.
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