1) An airline seat design award was given for a wider seat that used wasted space at the rear of aircraft cabins where the fuselage narrows. This addressed the growing issue of many passengers falling into the "obese" category and airlines struggling with reducing aircraft weight. 2) Samoa Air became the first airline to implement "pay as you weigh" ticketing, weighing passengers at check-in to account for their actual weight. However, this policy was controversial. 3) A former Qantas economist proposed that overweight passengers should pay a surcharge while thinner passengers get a discount, as extra passenger weight means higher fuel costs. However, airlines have been reluctant to directly charge based on