David Loft

David is responsible for managing and developing dnata's portfolio of catering businesses. David originally trained as a chef in the UK, working in a number of well-known properties including the Michelin-starred 'Ninety Park Lane' at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. In 1987, his interest in the diversity of airline catering inspired his move to Trust House Forte's in-flight catering unit at Gatwick Airport in London. In 1992, he took his first airline job as Food Product Manager at Emirates in Dubai, returning to the UK in 1998 to take up the position of Regional Catering Manager for Europe with British Airways. A number of airline catering and hospitality roles followed, taking him to the US for DO & CO as Managing Director USA and in 2004 joining Flying Food Group, initially as Vice President of the Retail Division, then VP Sales and Service of the Company's airline division. He is also President of the International Flight Services Association (IFSA). Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, IFSA is a global professional association created to serve the needs and interests of airline and railway personnel, in-flight and rail caterers and suppliers responsible for providing on-board services on regularly scheduled travel routes.