I'm curious as to how the details for specific flights are worked out. Such as weight and balance and flight plans. I am being spoiled at my regional, we have electronic weight and balance (maybe everyone does, I don't know), where we get an ACARS message from our load agent with a passenger count and cargo weights. All we do is confirm the pax count with the flight attendant, and make sure all the weights (ZFW, Ramp Weight, takeoff, landing, etc.) are within limits off the airplane. Also we just print off our flight plan from dispatch which has the routing, and fuel planning, etc. All we really do is review everything to make sure all is in order, then off we go.

Is it similar in the fractional world? Does your company take care of the weight and balance calculations, fuel and flight planning? Or do the crews do most of the work manually?

I'm looking to move on from my regional, and am curious of what I would be getting into in the fractional world. Thanks