A system for automated oven configuration. The system includes a meal card comprising a radio-frequency identification, RFID, tag that is configured to identify a type of meal, cooking/heating time and a temperature setting. The system further includes an oven comprising an RFID reader that is configured to read the RFID tag to determine the type of meal, cooking/heating time and the temperature setting. The system also includes a central programming unit configured to automatically set the temperature and cooking/heating time in the oven based on the information received by the RFID tag and RFID reader.

An oven for an aircraft. The oven is situated in a cabin of the aircraft and the oven comprises an air flow, and at least one sensor provided downstream of the air flow, said at least one sensor configured to determine a gas composition of the air flow.

An oven for an aircraft. The oven is situated in a cabin of the aircraft and the oven comprises an air flow, and at least one sensor provided downstream of the air flow, said at least one sensor configured to determine a gas composition of the air flow.

A galley insert is provided. The galley insert comprising: a housing and a door. The housing is made from a first material that comprises: a first layer of continuous-fibre reinforced thermoplastic, CFRT, a second layer of CFRT, and a foam core arranged between the first and second layers of CFRT. The second layer forms an outermost surface of the housing. A method of making a galley insert is also provided.

A galley insert is provided. The galley insert comprising: a housing and a door. The housing is made from a first material that comprises: a first layer of continuous-fibre reinforced thermoplastic, CFRT, a second layer of CFRT, and a foam core arranged between the first and second layers of CFRT. The second layer forms an outermost surface of the housing. A method of making a galley insert is also provided.

A system for beverage management. The system includes at least one receptacle for receiving a beverage, said receptacle comprising at least one identification means that is configured to identify the type of beverage provided in the at least one receptacle. The system further comprises a trolley comprising at least one identification reader that is configured to read the identification means to determine the beverage present in the at least one receptacle, said trolley further comprising a weight sensor configured to determine the weight of the at least one receptacle. The system further includes a central programming unit configured to determine if the beverage within the at least one receptacle is below a pre-determined volume threshold based on the identity of the beverage and the weight value.

A system for beverage management. The system includes at least one receptacle for receiving a beverage, said receptacle comprising at least one identification means that is configured to identify the type of beverage provided in the at least one receptacle. The system further comprises a trolley comprising at least one identification reader that is configured to read the identification means to determine the beverage present in the at least one receptacle, said trolley further comprising a weight sensor configured to determine the weight of the at least one receptacle. The system further includes a central programming unit configured to determine if the beverage within the at least one receptacle is below a pre-determined volume threshold based on the identity of the beverage and the weight value.

A steam oven for an aircraft galley. The steam oven includes a pipeline for supplying fluid comprising water or steam to a food preparation chamber of the steam oven. The pipeline is configured to receive water or steam from a source external to the steam oven and a valve configured to regulate the flow of said fluid through the pipeline. The valve has an open state in which the valve permits the flow of fluid through the pipeline and a closed state in which the valve prevents the flow of fluid through the pipeline. The oven also has control unit configured to actuate the valve between the open and closed states. The valve includes a sensor configured to detect an actual state of the valve 9, the sensor being independent of the control unit.

A steam oven for an aircraft galley. The steam oven includes a pipeline for supplying fluid comprising water or steam to a food preparation chamber of the steam oven. The pipeline is configured to receive water or steam from a source external to the steam oven and a valve configured to regulate the flow of said fluid through the pipeline. The valve has an open state in which the valve permits the flow of fluid through the pipeline and a closed state in which the valve prevents the flow of fluid through the pipeline. The oven also has control unit configured to actuate the valve between the open and closed states. The valve includes a sensor configured to detect an actual state of the valve 9, the sensor being independent of the control unit.

An aerospace galley insert includes an oven defining therein an oven inner cavity for receiving food to be prepared and a fluid supply for supplying fluid comprising water or water vapour to the oven inner cavity. The galley also includes an exterior space, a heat pipe extending between the cavity and the exterior space, a first temperature sensor for detecting a first temperature in the cavity, a second temperature sensor for detecting a second temperature in the exterior space, and a third temperature sensor for detecting a third temperature of the heat pipe where it extends into the exterior space. The system also includes a control unit configured to determine an actual water vapour concentration in the oven inner cavity based on the first, second and third temperatures, and configured to control the fluid supply in order to adjust the actual water vapour concentration to a target water vapour concentration.