According to Jones, however, creating the perfect gourmet airline meal requires a scientific awareness of how the human body operates at high altitude, as well as a keen culinary knowledge.

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Considering food alone, Kelly writes of Bonderman and Coulter flying their airline early on only to be served a meal that at first glance looked inedible.

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And how about waving away airline food and having a freshly-cooked gourmet meal delivered to your flight?

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Later, however, the airline might link directly to an in-flight meal provider or a fuel company, extending the network ever outward.

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And our last word in business today brings to mind the meal that I used to get on an airline that I will not name.

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Reducing meal service on flights is another way for the airline to save money, according to American spokesman Todd Burke.

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Maria, it was not a thrilling match it was played at roughly three-quarters speed, sometimes far less than that. (Exhibition tennis is a little like airline food: sufficient when trapped with limited options, but no comparison to an authentic meal.) Roddick won 7-5, 7-6, a meaningless but still conspicuous result, as Federer owns a 21-2 lifetime record when the stakes are real.

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Not only was it much better than any of the US airline lounges, it certainly beat eating on the plane, and by skipping the entire inflight meal service, it let me get more sleep on an otherwise relatively short flight.

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