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People on the move Paul Hunter GALILEO WATERMARK To: SUPPORT EMEA airline CLIENTS From: FORMIA Paul brings extensive experience having started in the industry in the mid 1990s and has worked closely with airline partners. He also has wide experience in hospitality and project management and is solution orientated when seeking a valueadded, cost-effective and marketdriven fit for clients. He is passionate about delivering memorable onboard experiences.
Buzz curates art for Qantas Buzz has worked with some of Australia’s leading artists, photographers and digital influencers to feature their work on the international Business class amenity kits for Qantas. The ‘Qantas Curates’ programme has seen the airline work with professional Australian contemporary art curators to select artworks from 16 Australians specialising in a variety of styles including pop culture, photography, fine art, abstract, Indigenous art and textile design. The new range of amenity kits (eight types for men and eight for women) will be onboard from May 1 with two designs
launching every few months. The bags are positioned as collectibles to take away post-flight and use as make-up bags, an evening clutch or mobile phone storage. Billie Justice Thomson, whose artwork ‘Fairy Bread’ will feature on an amenity kit for women said: “This is a powerful way to share contemporary art, particularly alongside some of Australia’s most talented artists.” The amenity kits include ASPAR products by Aurora Spa (hand cream, lip balm and face moisturiser), a wrap-around eye mask in the same artwork as the kit, Colgate toothpaste, toothbrush, earplugs and travel socks. buzzproducts.com
LSG in Osaka
Addis accolade
LSG Group has signed an agreement with AAS Catering to provide technical services for its inflight catering business. AAS Catering supplies up to 25,000 meals per day to customers including Lufthansa, Emirates, Korean Air, KLM, Air China and Hainan Group Airlines at Kansai Airport, Osaka. lsg-group.com
QATAR Airways has awarded Addis International Catering ‘Best Caterer – Africa 2016’ for the second time since it started flights to Addis Ababa. Caterer performance was rated against several parameters including crew comments, time performance and passenger feedback. addiscatering.com
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Colton Tuttle rmt global partners To: Manager of Logistics and Inventory Control From: software engineering and business solutions Tuttle has developed a comprehensive logistics and inventory management application to support all aspects of RMT Global Partners’ logistics. He understands the importance of maintaining an efficient supply chain and will utilise his project management expertise to provide the company's partners with world-class service.
Dawn O’Neill AMI Group TO: director of brand management FROM: Retail inMotion Dawn joins AMI Group from Retail inMotion bringing with her a wealth of knowledge on inflight dining and retail. She will lead the expansion of AMI Group in Europe.
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