TUI 737 weight incident traced to ‘Miss’ interpretation of female passengers
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A software update contained a serious bug from a sort of cultural unawareness or misunderstanding that could have resulted in some trouble (such as bad center of gravity or needing to use reserve fuel). The software miscalculation didn't result in anything luckily.
Miss is an address for a little girl in England, while Ms is used for grown ups.
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But the programming upgrade had been carried out in a country where the title ‘Ms’ was used for adult women while ‘Miss’ referred to a female child.But the programming upgrade had been carried out in a country where the title ‘Ms’ was used for adult women while ‘Miss’ referred to a female child.
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