Supposedly, your taste buds are dulled at high altitude and the cabin pressure in jets, so food seems to have less flavor.
An 'Airline Breast' is a boneless breast of chicken with the first wing bone attached.
Per passenger spending on food (2001):
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE FIGURES HAVE CHANGED CONSIDERABLY DUE TO MAJOR SHIFTS IN THE ECONOMICS OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY)
U.S. Air spends about $3.00
TWA spends about $3.40
Delta spends about $4.10
Continental spends about $4.80
Northwest spends about $4.85
United spends about $7.50
American spends about $8.00
Midwest Express spends about $10.00
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