Over the past few months, we’ve seen airlines launch new amenity kits for premium class passengers. As a result, in this article, we’ll take a look at a few that you’ll be able to experience over the coming year. Benamor teams up with TAP Portugal In December, TAP Portugal announced a collaboration with Portuguese beauty […]
In the USA it’s quite common to see people in their 40s and older work as cabin crew, the average age for the job is in fact 48. However, in other areas of the world, including Europe, flight attendants have usually been on average younger. European LCC easyJet is trying to change that with a […]
Although Smize Cream founder, Emmy-winning actress-model-producer, Tyra Banks, made quite a splash at the recent APEX/IFSA EXPO in Long Beach, Banks freely admitted that the real star of the show was her ice cream. Smize Cream is a super-premium ice cream with a sweet, edible surprise, or Smize Surprize, at the bottom of every cup. […]
Last week, APEX/IFSA EXPO saw the release of the World Food Safety Guidelines (WFSG) for Airline Catering 2022. These guidelines have evolved from the collaboration between the airline catering industry and federal regulatory agencies with major roles in setting the safe operating standards for catering, customer and crew consumption of food, drink and water provided […]
If you fly JetBlue between London and New York or Boston, one of the most noticeable things you’ll experience as a passenger is the amenity kit in the main cabin. Made from platinum silicone, a more sustainable version of silicone, the idea is that it is reusable, and not just as an amenity kit. As […]
UK textiles company John Horsfall has been a family owned business for six generations. In the 1970s it moved into the airline business, which is now where the company is exclusively focused, making textile based products ranging from blankets to pillows to mattress pads. In addition to being a finalist in the APEX/IFSA awards, John […]
When two of her three chocolate-obsessed daughters were diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2000 and 2016, Undercover Snacks Owner/CEO, Diana Levy, decided to make an indulgent gluten-free, allergy-friendly snack that even non-vegans could enjoy. Undercover Snacks Owner/CEO, Diana Levy, began her career in catering making decadent chocolates for events, but says she quickly realized that […]
How many of us have received amenity kits, taken them home and never opened the half-used mini-sampler products again? I recently discovered an unopened amenity kit from an Emirates flight I took from Seoul to Dubai back in 2014! According to former Air Canada eCommerce Manager and frequent flier Christopher Morello, “airline kits are adult […]
Southwest Airlines ushered in the return of fun, in-flight promotions Friday by partnering with Guitar Center to gift surprised passengers on the carrier’s Long Beach to Honolulu flight with ukuleles and live, in-flight music lessons. Honolulu-bound passengers at the Southwest Airlines check-in counter at Long Beach airport on Friday may have suspected they were in […]
Last month, Japanese airline Zipair made headlines with the news that it was introducing an “environmentally friendly meal option” for passengers. That meal option included ingredients made from insects – in particular cricket powder. Though there is in fact a whole movement promoting insect-based food as a solution to both environmental problems and world hunger, […]