Most aviation procurement models put the forecasting burden on the buyer. INF was built to absorb that burden entirely — so your team can focus on operations, not guesswork.
Airline procurement teams are under relentless pressure. Schedules shift overnight. Catering loads change by the hour. And somewhere in that chaos, someone is trying to predict exactly how many headrest covers, cups, or amenity kits will be needed three months from now.
That’s an unreasonable ask — and it’s one of the most common sources of friction we hear about from supply chain and procurement leads across North America and Central America.
At INF, we’ve built our entire operating model around eliminating that burden for our customers.
The core problem: demand forecasting belongs to suppliers, not buyers
When an airline has to commit to a volume forecast weeks or months out, they’re essentially doing their supplier’s inventory planning for them. The airline absorbs the risk of over-ordering (carrying costs, waste) and under-ordering (service failures). The supplier gets a clean order and walks away.
This model made sense when supply chains were slower and airline operations were more predictable. Neither of those things is true anymore.
More procurement leads are asking for suppliers who can respond to real operational demand — not suppliers who need a purchase order 60 days in advance to guarantee availability.
How INF works differently: no forecasting required. Stock is on us.
INF maintains ready inventory across our product catalog — cabin supplies, catering items, disposables, amenities — positioned at our Brooklyn facility, less than two miles from JFK. We carry the stock. You pull against it when you need it.
The practical result:
→ Same-day and next-day fulfillment on the majority of orders → No minimum order commitments on standard catalog items → All-in, transparent pricing — no surprise freight add-ons → Direct dropship of refrigerated items (butter, dairy) from US manufacturers to your catering kitchen → 3PL support for operators managing distribution across multiple North American stations
Procurement simplicity is a competitive advantage
When a catering or supply department isn’t spending cycles on inventory projections, that time goes somewhere more productive — flight planning, vendor audits, contract negotiations, passenger experience.
We also serve as the primary North American distributor for deSter (part of gategroup’s manufacturing division) for non-branded plastic and cabin items, which means access to a broad product range through a single, accountable supplier relationship.
Whether you’re an airline procurement manager, a catering operator, or an aviation ground handler evaluating your current supply chain — the question worth asking is: how much of your team’s bandwidth is tied up managing what your supplier should be managing?
If your team is ready for a supply relationship that removes the forecasting burden and delivers fast, transparent fulfillment, I’d welcome a conversation.
📧 aminflight@inflightsupplies.com 📞 (718) 875-5525
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