The Inflight Lab

Join airline professionals at hands-on workshops covering premium service, economy innovation, buy-on-board strategy, and sustainability. Free to attend. No lectures. No sales pitches. Just problem solving.

EVENTS

USA – Chicago, 10–11 November 2026

Venue: Soho House Chicago.
Topics: Buy on Board, Inflight Trends, Premium Cabin Concepts. A two-day workshop bringing airline inflight, catering, and product teams together to work through real challenges.

Free to attend for airline professionals.

Register For Chicago

ASIA – Bangkok, 9-10 February 2027

Venue: To be confirmed.
Topics: Onboard Service Concepts, Amenity Kits, Inflight Trends & More. A two-day workshop for airlines across Asia-Pacific, built around the same hands-on format as Chicago.

Free to attend for airline professionals.

Register For Bangkok

EUROPE – Athens 10-11 June 2027

Venue: To be confirmed.
Topics: Onboard Service Concepts, Amenity Kits, Inflight Trends & More. A two-day workshop for airlines across Europe, built around the same hands-on format as Chicago and Bangkok.

Free to attend for airline professionals.

Register For Athens

Why Attend

Free to attend: No registration fee for airline professionals

Small, focused groups: No crowded expo floor, just the people who matter

Real airline speakers: Past sessions have featured Lufthansa, Aegean, Finnair, and Austrian

Hands-on, not lecture-style: Workshop sessions built around actual product, not slide decks

No sales pitches: A confidential space where “what’s said in The Lab stays in The Lab”

You help shape the agenda: When you register, we’ll ask a few quick questions about what you want covered — so the sessions are built around real challenges, not a generic lineup

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Previous Events

Vienna, 9–10 June 2026

Topics: Onboard Service, Amenities, Catering Innovation
Read the recap of our event, featuring sessions from Lufthansa, Aegean, Finnair, and Austrian.

Read the Vienna Recap

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Melbourne, 3-4 February 2026

Topics: Onboard Service, Amenities, Catering Innovation, Buy On Board.
Read the recap of our event, featuring sessions from Global-c, Buzz, and Food Folk Australia

Read the Melbourne Recap

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