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#RidiculeAirPlaneFood is Trending on China’s Version of Twitter

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I’m always on the lookout for news about food on airplanes, so imagine my surprise when I came across this story on Kotaku, a gaming blog owned by Gawker Media. Basically, there’s a trending topic on Weibo (China’s version of Twitter) this week with the hashtag #RidiculeAirPlaneFood  (or #å槽飞机é¤# if you’re so inclined). Apparently, it…

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This Redesigned Food Tray Could End Up Slashing Ticket Prices

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Back in 2011, Virgin Atlantic commissioned UK design firm MAP to redesign its food trays to accommodate a more coursed-out dining experience. Instead of the everything-all-at-once system that they had been employing, they wanted to serve the savory food followed by a dessert course. Now MAP has delivered and, in addition to fulfilling the initial…

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Behind The Scenes of Air New Zealand’s New Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Safety Video

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While everyone may be freaking out about Delta’s new 80’s-themed safety video (it was all over my Facebook feed last week), Air New Zealand has been making viral safety videos for a while now. You may have caught their incredible Lord of the Rings safety video back in 2012 or their more recent one where…

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