The CatCal Knowledge Library

The Airline Catering Library

A growing, experience-based reference on how airline catering actually works — history, operations, special meals, cold chain, security, and galley planning — written from decades of real flight-kitchen experience, not theory.

Written and curated by Onur Oğuz, Founder of CatCal · LinkedIn ↗

Fundamentals & History

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Encyclopedia

What Is In-Flight Catering? The Complete Airline Catering Encyclopedia

History, planning, production, special meals, security, galley loading plans, and the full operational reality behind every airline meal. 18 min read.

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Operations & Workflow

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5 Common Galley Cart Planning Mistakes

Published weekly — check back soon.

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FIFO & Cold Chain Management in Airline Food Production

Published weekly — check back soon.

Special Meals & Compliance

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Airline Catering Compliance: HACCP, Special Meals & Quality Control

Published weekly — check back soon.