University tries to bring some 'class' to airline foodservice

Nation's Restaurant News, Oct 16, 2000

LONDON -- England's University of Surrey is appointing the first professor of airline food, according to an Associated Press report.

AP said that the professorship is being established with a $750,000 grant from the International Flight Catering Association. IFCA noted that the university, which is located only 20 miles from Gatwick Airport, was chosen because it already offers some courses on in-flight catering.

David Airey, head of the university's School of Management Studies, said the types of courses to be offered would be determined by the type of academic chosen for the job.