Dining Aloft: Airline Meal Service Settings See all the exhibitions.

Dining in airplanes has taken many forms. Dining in the unique environment of an airplane required special consideration for the design of tableware items. Typically bearing an airline's corporate logo service mark, the tableware also has distinctive patterns often related to national origin or destination. "Dining Aloft" tells how the airline industry tried to create a traditional restaurant experience using airline china, silverware, and glassware that was carefully conceived for economy of space, ease of preparation, and durability.