Issue 26 | November 2020
INTERVIEW
Insights on Airline Catering The Sustainabilist spoke with Fabio Gamba, Managing Director of the Airline Catering Association, about the industry's challenges and opportunities
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an you give us a general overview of the functions of ACA?
ACA is a not-for-profit trade body that represents the interests of its members, a network of organisations and individuals, shaping the airline catering industry and driving positive change from within. We represent a vital segment in the transport value chain as airline caterers are a key stakeholder in the aviation industry whose business model has been in existence since that of airlines. When airlines were liberalised in the 1990s, carriers began outsourcing non-core businesses, including catering, and from there, airline catering organisations came into force as a separate business. Typically, we work in functional working groups alongside our members, legislators, customers, and airlines to 6
