Originally Posted by
jbcarioca
This is seriously weird but it was an A380. On a flight CDG-LHR on AF they changed seating to adjust for W&B. the flights were really training flights but they sold seats. They had too much load aft and moved some passengers forward.
All A/C have such issues but I had not expected it in this context.
Light fuel load means it can't be used for W/B as much as normally. For "real" A380 flights this will never happen, as no airline will burn an A380 cycle for such a short flight in scheduled service. Quite interesting how much fuel is pumped around between tanks in flight and the beneficial effect, one area where computers have made a big difference in modern airplanes.