Jeez how heavy is an A/P these days?!!
Plas, sorry for the semantics, since the A/c was new built I imagine that the A/P was never
in the A/c - therefore never removed (
from the A/c).
Re the real reason,as I say ask somebody in the know but I think you can safely rule out weight as an issue.
Thump
ps: isn't an A/P a Star Alliance requirement also?