Trends & Insights

April 29, 2021July 26, 2021

WTCE transitions to a virtual event in 2021

World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE), Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) and Passenger Experience Conference (PEC) will transition to a virtual event in 2021, taking place ... Read more

April 14, 2021September 6, 2023

The sustainability need for airlines to reduce food waste onboard

Food, Industry Insights, Sustainability, Tech, Trends, Trends & Insights

The sustainability case for tackling food waste is increasingly hard to ignore. Unconsumed food, including losses at pre-consumer levels, is associated with 8-10% of greenhouse gas emissions ... Read more

March 31, 2021September 6, 2023

How airlines reacted to 2020 onboard service challenges

Runway to Recovery

Welcome to our Runway to Recovery series. These articles will take a look at how the catering and onboard services of airlines can start to accelerate their ... Read more

March 15, 2021June 4, 2021

New Onboard Service Products Provide a Path to Profitability

Food, Industry Insights, Packaging, Sustainability, Tech, Trends, Trends & Insights

The passenger experience community was preoccupied with responses to digitalisation, personalisation and sustainability even before 2020. However, the events of the past year have pushed aside any ... Read more

February 24, 2021June 4, 2021

Cabin Catch Up: Intex Comfort Products

Cabin Catch Up, Comfort & Wellbeing

Welcome back to our Cabin Catch Up series, where we interview people and companies within the onboard services industry and travel catering industry. This week we are ... Read more

February 15, 2021February 20, 2023

The future of food and beverage on airlines in 2021

Beverages, Food, Industry Insights, Sustainability, Tech, Trends

The world of onboard catering and services has changed forever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As airlines paused their food and beverage offerings, they quickly worked to ... Read more

February 11, 2021June 4, 2021

Cabin Catch Up: For Aisha Halal baby food

Cabin Catch Up, COVID-19 Response, Food

Welcome back to our Cabin Catch Up series, where we interview people within the onboard services industry and find out how they have been tackling the challenges ... Read more

January 29, 2021July 5, 2021

Cabin Catch Up: Bayart Innovations

Cabin Catch Up, COVID-19 Response

Bayart Innovations specialise in supplying high-quality airline items including amenity kits, blankets, linen, children’s gifts and tableware. With a dedicated in-house creative team, they can design and ... Read more

January 20, 2021March 25, 2021

IRCG – 55 years strong and as important as ever

Food, Tech, Trends & Insights

The International Rail Catering Group (IRCG) is the industry trade association for professional rail caterers. Among its corporate members are major train companies with large in-house catering ... Read more

December 18, 2020March 16, 2021

Cabin Catch Up: Wilbert de Louw, CEO, Foodcase

Cabin Catch Up, COVID-19 Response, Food

Welcome back to our Cabin Catch Up series, where we interview people within the onboard services industry and find out how they have been tackling the challenges ... Read more

December 2, 2020April 20, 2021

A new digital inflight shopping experience from Airfree

COVID-19 Response, Tech

The acceleration of digitalisation onboard is one theme of 2020. One of the new digital onboard options comes from Airfree, an inflight e-commerce solution. Airfree allows passengers ... Read more

November 23, 2020September 6, 2023

Cabin Catch Up: Valentina Dalle Mule, Bottega S.p.A.

Beverages, Cabin Catch Up, COVID-19 Response

This week we are joined by Valentina Dalle Mule, Export Area Manager Airlines at Bottega S.p.A. As a producer of high-quality proseccos available on airlines around the ... Read more

November 19, 2020April 20, 2021

Inflight Magazines can easily move to digital with PressReader

Tech

Over the past several years, PressReader have steadily grown their partnerships with aviation operators around the world. Today, that network includes more than 150 lounges and 10 ... Read more

October 15, 2020March 16, 2021

Cabin Catch Up: Samantha Collas, Korita Aviation

Cabin Catch Up, COVID-19 Response, Trends & Insights

Welcome to the first of our new Cabin Catch Up series, where we interview people within the onboard services industry and find out how they have been ... Read more

September 10, 2020April 6, 2021

Taste of Travel webinars serve up new products, ideas and digital solutions

COVID-19 Response, PEC Virtual Series

As onboard service businesses are looking to restart, the return of the Passenger Experience Conference Virtual Series provided a perfect opportunity for industry experts to talk about ... Read more

July 27, 2020April 20, 2021

Interview with Fabio Gamba, Director General at Airline Catering Association

COVID-19 Response, Food, Trends & Insights

The Airline Catering Association represents, promotes, and defends the common interests of the airline catering industry. Fabio Gamba, Director General, Airline Catering Association (ACA) reveals the impact ... Read more

July 24, 2020April 20, 2021

Passengers worried about food options onboard

COVID-19 Response, Food, PEC Virtual Series, Trends & Insights

As recovery begins for the industry, reassuring passengers that travel is safe will be the main priority. One part of the journey that travellers are currently talking ... Read more

June 29, 2020April 20, 2021

Digital Solutions Needed for Touch-free Travel

COVID-19 Response, Tech, Trends & Insights

We’ve come a long way since the advent of digital boarding passes on mobile phones. The rapid advancement of technology and the spread of COVID-19 has brought ... Read more

June 19, 2020April 6, 2021

Five Trends for Onboard Catering & Services in 2020

Food, Trends & Insights

Onboard services are set to change dramatically in the rest of 2020 and beyond. COVID-19 will have a marked effect on onboard offerings with passengers demanding safe ... Read more

June 17, 2020April 6, 2021

Five Trends in the Onboard Beverages Market in 2020

Beverages, Trends & Insights

A shift in consumer habits is driving the beverage category forward in 2020 and beyond. Health, wellbeing, and sustainability were all key considerations prior to COVID-19. We ... Read more