Did I miss a part about the difference between typical capacity and max capacity? If I get a higher gross weight variant, do I get more passengers, or is this part of the later configuration feature?
The ability to change aircraft configuration is not yet implemented. So for this game we'll have to fly with the typical config.
higher gross weight means that the plane can fly longer distances, and probably take off on shorter landing strips with higher amounts of pax. Additinoally, the fuel consu mption changes sometimes.
The typical seats are what it is usually in 3 or 2 class config where as max capacity is all-eco class which many real world airlines dont have on things like widebodies