Originally Posted by
1201alarm
Yes, we are.
That is why I asked about the BA story of supposingly doing final figures after offblock. I would find it a good thing to have that option instead of waiting for them with doors closed and ready to go.
How it used to work at BA up until about 2020..:
Provisional figures on paper presented on flight deck maybe 15 min prior to departure..checked, signed copy left at station, provisional figures loaded into FMC/FMGS.
Off block final figures received by datalink and acknowledged by the same. If there were any significant changes from the provisional LS (what constituted “significant” defined in the manuals) then FMC/FMGS needed a reload and performance reassessed.
I think changes were in the offing when I left, someone might provide info on the current set up.