Onboard Logistics

Onboard Logistics is an Irish company based in Santry, Dublin. It supports cabin crew in managing the confined working space in the galley and cabin area. The company was formed in 2002 by a former head of catering at an Irish airline, and its product range is called Flex-e. The company says the products create space where it does not exist, and that they are also suitable for ships and for rail.

Products

• Flex-e-Bag: a disposable waste bag with a patented plastic collar that fits onto the tray runners of an Atlas standard airline trolley, converting a food service trolley into a waste trolley
• Flex-e-Clip: a rotatable clip that lets crew hang the Flex-e-Bag from any Atlas trolley in the cabin or galley
• Flex-e-Drawer: a stackable, nesting Atlas standard drawer, which lets crew create space in a trolley for stowing cabin waste
• Flex-e-Frame 3R's: a reusable plastic frame that holds open a polythene or biodegradable bag, designed to fit Atlas standard trolleys
• Plastic bags and sample packs for trial use

Airline waste management system

The company describes its range as an airline waste management system that helps crew work more efficiently. It names three aims, to reduce, recycle and reuse, in the 3R's frame.

Benefits the company lists

• A smooth change from food service to waste collection
• Lower fuel use, through less weight of catering equipment
• More galley space, because a waste trolley can be replaced by a trolley carrying food stock, duty free goods or other merchandise
• Chances to raise inflight sales by using merchandising trolleys

Background

The managing director of the company worked up through the catering department of the Irish flag carrier to head of catering before forming Onboard Logistics. The engineering director is an inventor who developed a self-aligning castor for airline food carts and holds two worldwide patents for airline and rail products.

Company facts

• Based in Santry, Dublin, Ireland
• Founded in 2002
• Products fit Atlas standard trolleys and drawers