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	2007
14 June	Eat wisely, fly safely
19 March	Gate Gourmet: Gate Gourmet wins Silver Mercury Award
5 March	Saudia set to sell 49% of its catering service
1 March	Gate Gourmet: New inflight catering concept for German airline LTU
1 February	Gujarat couple fight racism case
11 January	In-flight catering gets taste of fast-food
4 January	New challenges for in-flight food sector as market recovers

	2006
13 December	Spongebob packs lunch on Singapore Airlines
6 November	Qantas Meals Get Heart Foundation Tick of Approval
30 October	Gate Gourmet, Swiss International Agree on Catering Contract
28 October	More and More Gourmet on Airplanes
12 October	Celebrity chefs make flights more palatable
4 October	Alpha Airports wins United Arab Emirates airport contract
18 September	Korean Air Introduces Tasty and Healthy Organic Menus
10 September	Inaugural Mena Travel Catering exhibition and ITCA Middle East Conference a grand success
6 September	MENA travel catering exhibition opens in Dubai
3 September	SriLankan Airlines celebrates Onam Festival onboard
30 August	Catering to focus at Dubai conference
13 August	Saudi Arabian Airlines invites bids for about 49% stake in catering unit
9 August	'Chef's Special' on the in-flight menu
13 July	BAS breaks own catering record
11 July	Pie in the sky still possible, but airlines are expanding their diet menus
5 July	Etihad Airways to introduce rotating seats
29 June	Preparing own in-flight meals best bet for healthy fare
25 June	Airline meals 'better than pub food'
20 June	Delta Air Lines to become only airline to serve 5 continents nonstop from New York
12 June	Gulf Air declared world champion of onboard catering excellence
3 June	US Airways dropping peanuts
28 May	Airline's wine picks nothing to sniff at
24 May	SN Brussels Airlines revamps in-flight product longhaul flights
15 May	Gate Gourmet and FreshOne Sign Innovative Production Agreement
12 May	Not prawn, that's cockroach in your meal!
10 May	Malaysia's Navis to buy Nirula's for Rs 90 cr
1 May	"In-fright meal cut open my tongue"
24 April	Air Catering War to Break Out During May Holiday
21 April	Airline caterer Gate Gourmet breaks even through improved productivity
19 April	Cost of MAS 5-star meals ‘reasonable’
17 April	Giants to Vie for THY's Catering Tender
15 April	The Easter Bunny and other (travel) myths
10 April	EQT to acquire Select Service Partner from Compass
6 April	Air Berlin goes gourmet
5 April	Airline food is great - really!
28 March	El Al preps for Passover
26 March	There's no free lunch (or much of anything else, on an airplane)
24 March	Airline meals you cook yourself
21 March	KAL Gets World No.1 In-Flight Meal Award Again
13 March	Comings and Goings
12 March	Gulf Air wins Mercury award
8 March	Chicken flies high on airline menus again
1 March	Singapore on list to feed Qantas
27 February	Gulf Air offers exciting goodies for children
27 February	QAS, SATS sign deal for management services
21 February	Ratings boost for Gate Gourmet
20 February	Airlines, railways scrap egg curry
19 February	Sky goes green: Airlines drop chicken from platter
18 February	BA shake-up threatens to slash pensions by a third
14 February	Saudi Arabian Airlines: Sky high meal results
11 February	Air travel pioneer Laker dies at 83
9 February	American Airlines to replace galleys with seats on some planes
8 February	Airlines Spiff Up the Food
4 February	The finance director of Gate Gourmet, the catering supplier previously in dispute with British Airways, was jailed for 12 months today for stealing £30,000 to gamble on the money markets.
1 February	SATS wins PIA tender to manage Karachi flight kitchen
31 January	American Airlines Announces New Premium Class Menus for Transcontinental and Select Brazilian Flights
30 January	Alitalia to enter low-cost airline market if 38 mln eur Volare bid accepted
28 January	America West and USAir: Everything That Rises Must Converge
24 January	Dunkin' drinks for JetBlue
23 January	BA Cuts U.K. Inflight Service
18 January	One dead, three hurt in catering plant fire
6 January	Extra airline charges lighten fliers' wallets
2 January	Decline of the In-Flight Meal Leaves Airline Caterers Hungry

	2005
22 December	Gate Gourmet’s Bob Rosar wins Latin American/Caribbean chef competition
17 December	British Airways fires worker over walkout
15 December	Air Deccan introduces Cafi Coffee Day in the skies.
13 December	LOT: New meals in business class
2 December	Gulf Air sponsors Middle East catering conference.
30 November	KLM launches new Catering model on Economy European Flights.
6 November	There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world -- and that now includes a meal on Air Canada.
2 November	These days, a hot meal on an airline is by no means a sure thing, even on domestic transcontinental flights. In the days after 9-11, many struggling airlines cut out the meal service altogether on their coach service.
21 October	BA catering deal ends long-running row. British Airways tonight signed a new deal with its caterers at Heathrow Airport, finally bringing to an end a row which led to huge travel disruption in the summer.
18 October	Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, is introducing an enhanced, new-look Economy Class across its fleet starting 1st November. At meal times, customers will also see a change of presentation with their meals served on matching trays and elegant crockery specially designed to represent Dubai's iconic seven-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab. The tray items also feature a classy pearlescent finish that reflect Dubai's heritage in pearl diving.
12 October	For a four-week period, Finnair will serve Portuguese wines in business class on European flights more than two hours' long. The wine weeks will start on 10th October and end on 6th November.
8 October	Gate Gourmet is eyeing the $50-million Indian in-flight meal market. The company, which is the world’s second-biggest airline caterer after Lufthansa’s Sky Chef, plans to enter India through a joint venture by the year-end...
2 October	New BA boss criticises strikers
30 September	Jetstar Asia Commences Service between Singapore And Kolkata...
29 September	Strikers at airline caterer accept deal
25 September	Airline caterers reach out in UK, U.S. as they fight for reinstatement...
18 June	article * The Menu at 35,000 Feet
15 May	article * Airline food should not make you groan...
7 May	article * Sky Chefs feeling effects of airline cutbacks
3 May	AMERICAN AIRLINES American Airlines passengers are buying enough snack boxes and $5 sandwiches that Sunday the airline expanded the food program to more flights.
29 April	article * Meal turbulence / Junk food takes over airline menus
28 March	article * Airlines toss pillows and other frills
27 March	CATHAY PACIFIC CX cabin crew cooking competition wins world inflight catering award
10 March	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest's in-flight food called unhealthy
	DELTA Delta cuts pillows, hikes drink prices / Food-for-sale also dropped
5 March	AIR NEW ZEALAND As many airlines cut back on food service, Air New Zealand takes it up a notch
26 February	article * Food is airline's bread and butter - Continental sees service as strategic asset
24 February	celebs * Whitney's Tummy Woes
18 February	MIDWEST After complaints, Midwest drops Sky Chefs meals
17 February	NORTHWEST AIRLINES Northwest cuts out free foods
11 February	AIR INDIA Air India to lure passengers with choicest food, drinks
6 February	US AIRWAYS Boxed meals irk 1st-class fliers
2 February	Gate Gourmet plans layoffs at Cincinnati airport
24 January	survey * Kids Just Love Turbulence and Chips

	2004
18 December	AMERICAN AIRLINES American Airlines To Sell Food In Main Cabins
15 December	EMIRATES Emirates Flight Catering Co. honoured by Air France
8 November	article * Skymeals * Giving Air Travelers a Meal Upgrade
6 November	ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska Air to try pay food
4 November	Gate Gourment moving to D.C.
21 October	JET AIRWAYS In-flight lizard meal lands in airline soup
	CATHAY PACIFIC Cathay Pacific to buy stake in Air China
9 October	celebs * Blair's airliner made 1,450-mile trip to fetch gourmet meal
5 October	UNITED AIRLINES / TED United Airlines' Ted to sell `SnackBoxes'
30 September	article * Airline caterers to strike after mediation fails
26 September	DELTA Disruption in Catering Service / In-flight caterers streamline as struggling airlines cut services * update 4
24 September	DELTA Disruption in Catering Service / Delta's Food Fight, Twinkie Trouble * update 3
23 September	DELTA Disruption in Catering Service / Judge: Resume catering service on Delta flights * update 2
	DELTA Disruption in Catering Service * update
22 September	DELTA Disruption in Catering Service
12 September	article * Latest mystery about airline food is if you'll get any
27 August	AMERICAN AIRLINES AA passengers can chew on this offer
25 August	CATHAY PACIFIC Airline meals soar upscale
11 August	SINGAPORE AIRLINES Singapore Airlines at the core of yet another innovation
1 August	Article * Cooking up ideas for inflight meals
22 July	TRANSAVIA Dutch airline cancels meal vouchers because of unruly Israelis
	NORTHWEST AIRLINES Passenger surveys tell Northwest Airlines to keep in-flight food simple and healthy
17 July	article * Fast food at a great height
14 July	e-gatematrix acquires CAlibre Airline Services
11 July	SINGAPORE AIRLINES Singapore Airlines goes above and beyond to make top meals
7 July	article * Axe airline food for savings call
1 July	article * Air Chef takes off to new areas with expansions
22 June	GULF AIR Gulf Air now flying from Dubai to London
8 June	Gate Gourmet names David N. Siegel Chairman and CEO
7 June	SONG AIRLINES Song adds low-carb options to menu
1 June	Acquisition of IberSwiss finalized
28 May	SRI LANKAN AIRLINES New flight kitchen for BIA
4 May	QANTAS Live frog found in airline salad
3 May	article * Two bids for Singapore airport ground handling license
28 April	BAS pulls out of catering business
26 April	SINGAPORE AIRLINES SIA faces tough choices on SATS
22 April	Gate Gourmet Begins Service to American Airlines in Chicago
21 April	LUFTHANSA Lufthansa Outlines 3-yr India Strategy
8 April	US AIRWAYS US Airways offers T.G.I. Fridays in-flight café meals for sale
6 April	SINGAPORE AIRLINES SIA urged to outsource, divest as recast looms
30 March	article * Food flight: Airline caterers team with brand names
18 March	article * Sale could save airline food jobs
15 March	FRONTIER AIRLINES Frontier creates DIA catering facilities
12 March	article * Weiss Kosher Cuisine to service kosher airline meals
10 March	FRONTIER AIRLINES Frontier Airlines Creates In-House Catering Program
9 March	article * Jacko's Jet Juice
	AMERICAN AIRLINES American Airlines to cut back on coach meals, expand First-Class fare
1 March	KLM New in Economy Class: meal box with hot snack
29 February	SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES SN Brussels Airlines is investing in in-flight catering and service
28 February	article * When airline food is heavenly!
25 February	LUFTHANSA / LSG Catering arm drags down Lufthansa
24 February	article * Struggling to survive
22 February	QANTAS Qantas policy confirmed: hungry passengers go without
18 February	article * Flying high
14 February	bird flu * We're sorry, sir, but your in-flight meal is pie in the sky
13 February	bird flu * PIA bans chicken food
8 February	bird flu * If bird flu affects supply... Can this replace this?
4 February	bird flu * Virgin Atlantic to offer upper class passengers square pie in the sky
29 January	bird flu * Singapore Air, others take chicken off inflight menus
27 January	article * America West and LSG Sky Chefs launch food for sale on flights
	bird flu * In-Flight meals safe, says Thai Airways
12 January	bird flu * Air-India offers meals of choice

	2003
27 December	ROYAL JORDANIAN Jordan to privatise aviation support services
23 December	article * Food on planes not plain
17 December	Gate Gourmet Signs Letter of Intent with Iberia
16 December	article * ACS-LSG Sky Chefs joint venture to yield $6.5m investments
11 December	article * RBC unveils new menu for Haj flights
9 December	AIR NEW ZEALAND Air NZ to reinstate business class frills
4 December	continuing story * Cara reaches new catering agreement with Air Canada
27 November	MALAYSIA AIRLINES Raya surprise for MAS passengers
26 November	AIR CANADA Bonus with mustard and onions
25 November	continuing story * Cara cancels vote to take company private
23 November	LUFTHANSA Lufthansa / LSG Sky Chefs to cut 2 000 jobs
18 November	LAN CHILE LanChile Unveils New Wine List
	article * A irline food is nothing to write home about, but some carriers try
15 November	article * Attendant who spiked child's juice sentenced
11 November	continuing story * Air Canada kills Cara food deal
5 November	article * Agents discover cocaine among in-flight snacks
31 October	UNITED AIRLINES United Airlines launches test with Gate Gourmet
	EMIRATES AIR Emirates Flight Catering bags Air France award
17 October	Job losses in catering
10 October	LUFTHANSA Lufthansa Plans to Cut 2,000 German Jobs
8 October	LSG SKY CHEFS LSG Sky Chefs expands In-flight Cafe(SM) onboard meal sales concept through exclusive partnership with Hard Rock Cafe
	article * Innovative low-fare service offers: pre-order meal service
7 October	article * What's airplane food worth?