Norduyn meal / oven trays

Norduyn's meal and oven trays are the individual aluminium insert elements that fit into ATLAS or KSSU oven racks during in-flight meal heating. Each tray holds a single meal container or casserole dish in position during the convection-oven cycle and is designed to be removed by cabin crew and placed directly onto service trolley drawers or meal trays at the passenger seat. ATLAS-standard meal trays measure approximately 370 mm × 212 mm × 14 mm — a dimension set by the ATLAS consortium (Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia, Swissair) and now the de-facto standard for approximately 80 percent of global commercial operators. KSSU-standard trays are dimensionally similar but fractionally wider in depth to match the KSSU galley monument dimensions used by KLM, Swissair, SAS, and UTA legacy fleets. Eight trays typically equip a standard 32-meal ATLAS rack. The trays are manufactured from high-grade aluminium alloy using a deep-drawing process with an anodised surface to resist corrosion, food-acid attack, and the thermal cycling of repeated oven exposure. This is an inherently high-cycle product: on a busy long-haul galley, the same tray set may complete multiple heating cycles per day over a service life spanning years. Structural consistency — dimensional stability under heating, resistance to warping, smooth surface for cleaning — directly affects catering quality standards and crew time. For airline procurement teams and catering suppliers in the GCC, the key decisions are ATLAS versus KSSU compatibility (determined by the installed galley monuments) and unit quality: commodity trays vary significantly in alloy grade and anodising thickness, with consequences for service life and hygiene compliance. Norduyn's engineering background in precision composite and aluminium galley components applies the same dimensional discipline to this consumable category.