On most flights, some food is left uneaten, but what happens to these leftovers? Here's how different airlines are dealing ...

Airplane food isn't usually known as fine cuisine. It just doesn't taste good sometimes, though it can be jazzed up with a little citrus. There's enough bland, mushy airplane food out there that it's ...

“What’s the deal with airline food?” Comedian Jerry Seinfeld introduced the issue to pop culture consciousness in the 1990s, and people have been struggling to find an answer ever since. Odd packaging ...

It’s not just because airline food is gross ...

The closest Bill Oakley came to experiencing the golden age of airplane food was a flight to attend his older brother’s college graduation in 1972. Oakley was 6 years old. “I assume the food was ...

Flight attendants say airplane meals often contain about 20 percent more salt and sugar to compensate for reduced taste sensitivity at high altitudes. Dry cabin air, low humidity, and air pressure ...

Passengers don’t need much of a reminder that the golden age of commercial aviation is well behind us. Climate change has worsened some types of turbulence, meal service has shrunk to the size of a ...