Abstract: An in-flight service cart (1) for use on an aircraft for maintaining a payload such as foodstuffs and the like within a selected temperature range, said in-flight service cart (1) including: a housing (3) having a storage volume; and at least one thermally insulated container (5) removably mounted within the housing (3), said container having an outer casing (7), a thermally conductive inner casing (11), thermal insulation (9) located between the outer casing (7) and the inner casing (11), said thermal insulation including at least one vacuum insulation panel (9a-e), a payload volume for storing foodstuffs, an opening (29,47) providing access to the payload volume, a closure member (13) for closing the opening (29,47), at least one thermal energy storage unit (15) located within the inner casing (11), said thermal energy storage unit(s) (15) including a phase change material that is arranged to change phase at a temperature greater than or equal to ?10° C.

Abstract: A reusable transportation container for transporting temperature sensitive goods.