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How Many Airlines Still Do Own Catering?

Readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3
Posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3678 times:

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Are there any airlines worldwide which still have their own in house catering or has it all gone to third parties now?

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Aaron747 From Japan, joined Aug 2003, 7635 posts, RR: 28
Reply 1, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3634 times:

In this country, both JAL and ANA still do their own catering. ANA's catering services are award-winning several times over and they have some of the country's most accomplished culinary personalities on their consultation staff.

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Airbuster From Netherlands, joined Mar 2007, 385 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3617 times:

KLM catering, even has catering bases at outstations.

It is quite a big thing logistically, did you know for example that most catering goods for the return long haul flights to AMS are transported by sea, and not by air....

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FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3597 times:

IIRC Chelsea Food Services is fully owned by CO and is their exclusive provider, at least in their hubs.

Readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3570 times:

Quoting Airbuster (Reply 2):
It is quite a big thing logistically, did you know for example that most catering goods for the return long haul flights to AMS are transported by sea, and not by air....

When you say "goods" you mean meals?

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VTBDflyer From Thailand, joined Aug 2006, 368 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3567 times:

Thai does their own catering at BKK. I believe that they also do the catering for a few airlines as well.

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AFKL From Netherlands, joined Feb 2008, 219 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3562 times:

Quoting Readytotaxi (Reply 4):
When you say "goods" you mean meals?

Probably the goods needed to make the meals for the reurn flights to AMS, although I'm sure many locally sourced products are used for the ingredients, I guess goods also involves the plates, cutlery amongst others.

Am i along the right track here?

ALLARD.

ALLARD. First flight: KLM DC-10, LLW - AMS.

UltimateDelta From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1993 posts, RR: 6
Reply 7, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3562 times:

LH has LSG SkyChefs, a part of the Lufthansa group and caters for other airlines too.

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Readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3560 times:

Quoting AFKL (Reply 6):
Am i along the right track here?

yeah, sounds right to me.

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CitationJet From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2235 posts, RR: 3
Reply 9, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 3487 times:

Singapore Airlines does their own. My wife just visited the SIA headquarters this week and saw where they make the meals.

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CanadianNorth From Canada, joined Aug 2002, 3371 posts, RR: 10
Reply 10, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 3442 times:

For the most part Air North does their own as well out of their still fairly new kitchen at Whitehorse Airport.

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TheCommodore From Australia, joined Dec 2007, 2346 posts, RR: 7
Reply 11, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 3401 times:

I believe Qantas have catering kitchens based in Australia and I think Air New Zealand also have there own in Auckland NZ.

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Bochora From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2008, 491 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3347 times:

Emirates still self-cater.

AFKL From Netherlands, joined Feb 2008, 219 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3310 times:

I presume many of the "major" airlines have their own catering (many of which have been named already), and outsource their catering to other companies at the less served destinations / hubs to avoid the logistical nightmare of getting "goods" there in the first place.

ALLARD.

ALLARD. First flight: KLM DC-10, LLW - AMS.

Readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3
Reply 14, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3238 times:

Does the "Worlds favorite airline" still cater in house?

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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26
Reply 15, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 3195 times:

F9 does it all in-house.

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Airbuster From Netherlands, joined Mar 2007, 385 posts, RR: 1
Reply 16, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3004 times:

Quoting Readytotaxi (Reply 4):

Yes good question. By goods i meant stuff like the beverages, trays, cutlery, cups etc.

I believe most meals (at least economy) are shipped frozen.

rgds

AB

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Platinumfoota From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 543 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 2971 times:

I know UA still has a kitchen in DEN

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SilentJC From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 32 posts, RR: 0
Reply 18, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 2962 times:

Cathay Pacific has a massive catering facility at HKG. Not sure who they use internationally, but at home they use their own catering.

Eoinnz From New Zealand, joined Jul 2003, 226 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2921 times:

Quoting Airbuster (Reply 16):
I believe most meals (at least economy) are shipped frozen.

I've never heard of an airline shipping frozen meals. Do you know which airlines do this?

Ex52tech From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 559 posts, RR: 1
Reply 20, posted (4 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2822 times:

Wouldn't this be a better thread for the Civil section. What does this have to do with the technical operation of airline aircraft? ? ? Angry

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FlyDeltaJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1623 posts, RR: 3
Reply 21, posted (4 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2794 times:

Jetblue does thier own catering. In JFK at least.

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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26
Reply 22, posted (4 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2768 times:

Quoting Ex52tech (Reply 20):
Wouldn't this be a better thread for the Civil section. What does this have to do with the technical operation of airline aircraft? ? ?

IMO, it has something to do with the operational aspect of running an airline. Hence 'Tech/Ops'.

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Readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3
Reply 23, posted (4 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2732 times:

Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 22):

Thank you. Smile