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and KLM the following year. The SPICE galley was sleek, elegant and stylish. It appeared to have excellent storage and serving space and featured foldable service carts Although the early trials appeared
successful, cutting food preparation time by 50 per cent and increasing drink service to four times as fast, the integrated galley never 2ok off. Another element of the SPICE galley which never took to the skies in force was the induction oven. Essentially, the brilliantly-designed oven failed to find traction in the market since it also changed the catering logistics process used by all the catering companies to cater the aircraft. Wholly new ovens and support logistics hardware was required to launch induction. It also produced food in a serial manner, one item after another and the service process took too long to support larger aircraft. This might now all change
following the recent launch of a new Galley Inserts Design Line by Italian manufacturing specialist, Iacobucci Group. Among the features of this new design is the induction oven. If this takes off it will be the only induction oven available in the aviation industry as well as the only product developed to cook fresh foods on board. (See the Best of Italy feature on page 22 for more on this revolutionary concept). SPICE was soon followed by Aircraft
Initiators
Service Logistics (ASL) in co-operation with Airbus, Lufthansa, Driessen, Gate Gourmet and the Technical University of Berlin. This compact design helped airlines to increase revenue through adding more airline seats, but failed due to lack of workspace to prepare food and lack of flexibility. Cue: the modular galley concept
from Zodiac Aerospace which was designed around the basic concept of asking airlines what they really want. Major factors include freedom of configuration; an improved inflight experience and working environment
Historic Galley and Galley Insert Standards “Standard” sizes
ATLAS KSSU Unique ARINC SPICE
Air France, Iberia Lufthansa, Sabena Alitalia
KLM, SAS, Swissair, UTA
UAE (Ovens-ACE) QFA (Ovens)
ARINC members Airbus
World leading airlines World leading caterers
Status today
• Approx 80 per cent of the world market • Not interchangeable
• Decreasing `(move to ATLAS) but still supported by big carriers (eg KLM) • Not interchangeable
• Stable • Not interchangeable
• Five standardised sizes • Interchangeable • Standard B787 and A350
• Two standardised sizes • Interchangeable
"Airlines want an improved inflight experience and working environment for crew and a high quality product with an increased lifecycle and of a lesser weight"
for flight crew and a high quality product with an increased lifecycle and of a lesser weight. Airlines also asked for branding opportunities. Above all, airlines want modularity in the galley to meet an ever-changing demand. These changes include new routes, seasonal catering demands, evolving service concepts and new functionalities ie the ability to move with the times. Zodiac Galleys & Equipment has
come up with a flexible design which not only appears to meet these requirements across the full range of aircraft, but is simple to install and change around. It features bar units and water dispensers for passengers to serve themselves and comes in a range of colours ideal for airline branding. Duty free shoppers can browse products in the display cabinets and add-ons include a library and self-service snack bar to enhance the whole flying experience. Zodiac claims to have designed 6,200 interchangeable galley combinations, just like a giant Lego™ set. (The complete product line is scheduled for customer availability some time before 2020). Is our walk through the galley about to change?
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