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Cathay Pacific business class meal.

Cathay Pacific's in-flight flavours. Photo: Supplied

Cathay Pacific Premium economy. Photo: Supplied

Cathay Pacific’s Hong Kong arrivals lounge is small but ticks all the boxes for the weary business traveller. Photo: Supplied

Breakfast at Cathay Pacific’s arrivals lounge includes a modest breakfast buffet and a la carte menu. Photo: Supplied

A Virgin Australia flight attendant prepares trout to serve to business class passengers. Photo: Edwina Pickles

Petuna trout served on Virgin in Business. Photo: Edwina Pickles

Enjoying Petuna trout in Virgin Australia's business class. Photo: Edwina Pickles

Gate Gourmet Food Production for airlines. Photo: Edwina Pickles

There's extra room in Qantas premium economy.

First class on a Qantas A380.

Qantas most wanted: Salt and pepper squid with green chilli dipping sauce and aioli. Photo: Kylie McLaughlin

A dish served in Qantas International First Lounge. Photo: Annie Dang

The famous pavlova dessert served in Qantas International First Lounge. Photo: Annie Dang

Dine on demand means you can grab a meal in the lounge and then choose your dining time mid-flight. Photo: Supplied

A group of Singapore Airlines flight attendants. Photo: Joe Armao

Singapore Airlines: Herb Crusted Beef Filet with potatoes and cabbage. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Singapore Airlines' prosciutto and fetta salad. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Singapore Airlines A380 business class. Photo: Supplied

Fine dining in the sky: Lobster tail starter in Emirates business class.

The business and first-class bar on Emirates A380 flights. Photo: Emirates

Divided by regional cuisine, there are areas for the Far East, the subcontinent, and the Middle East

As Dubai is a city built in the desert, about 80 per cent of ingredients are imported

Etihad Airlines A380-800 Economy class cabins. Photo: Supplied

Etihad economy meal: Breakfast on the Sydney to Abu Dhabi A380 flight, leek and parsley frittata with chicken sausage, roasted potatoes and sauteed onions. Photo: Annie Dang

The upmarket I Love Paris eatery at Charles de Gaulle airport. Photo: aeroportsdeparis.fr

A business-class meal of chicken with a delicious mushroom sauce, a fresh garden salad, a cheese board and a yogurt orange dessert on Swiss International Air Lines. Photo: Nikos Loukas

A delicious Turkish Airlines salad.

The Hello Kitty inflight meal on board Eva Air. Photo: INFLIGHTFEED.COM

The 'airline chicken mystery meat', courtesy of Ukraine International Airlines. Photo: INFLIGHTFEED.COM

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On flights of more than about five hours, pilots will usually be served a meal, generally chosen from the business or first class menu although a small number of airlines have a specially designated flight crew meal.

Quite a few airlines require that the pilot and co-pilot eat different meals. This is to minimise the possibility of food poisoning impacting on the ability of both to fly the aircraft, the basis for the plot of the disaster satire movie Flying High.

In the case of cabin crew, if an airline provides food at all, it will be the same as the meal served to passengers. Otherwise they might be left with whatever food is left after cabin service.

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Link Quite a few airlines require the pilot and co-pilot to eat different meals, minimising the chance of food poisoning, which was the basis of the plot of the satire Flying High

Rather than eating the airline's food, some pilots choose to bring their own. More often, a diet-conscious pilot might eat only the healthier parts of an airline meal.

The rich, high calorie meals that are typically served at the pointy end aboard many carriers might be okay once in a while but over time they have a cumulative effect on the waistline, which goes a long way to explaining why there are plenty of older commercial pilots who can't see their own landing gear.