AIRCRAFT

1 - 17 . (canceled)

18 . An aircraft comprising:

at least one floor having a longitudinal axis extending in a flight direction of the aircraft;

a plurality of seats on the floor;

a galley on the floor;

a plurality of carts or container for food, beverages, or utensils in the galley;

a receiving space in the galley for the carts or containers, extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, and having a horizontal dimension transverse to the longitudinal axis that varies.

19 . The aircraft defined in claim 18 , wherein the transverse dimension of the receiving space is bigger in a center region of the galley than in an end region of the galley.

20 . The aircraft defined in claim 18 , wherein the galley is of T-shape seen in top view.

21 . The aircraft defined in claim 18 , wherein the transverse dimension of the receiving space is bigger in an end region of the galley than in a center region of the galley.

22 . The aircraft defined in claim 18 , wherein

the galley is of U-shape seen in top view,

the receiving space has one or two small sections with a small constant transverse dimension and one or two big sections with a big constant dimension, and

the transverse dimension in the big section is at least 1.5 times larger than that of the small section.

23 . The aircraft defined in claim 22 , wherein the transverse dimension of big section is 2.0 times larger than that of small section.

24 . The aircraft defined in claim 18 , wherein the galley has upper and lower levels for stowing the carts or containers at two different heights.

25 . The aircraft defined in claim 18 , further comprising:

an elevator for lifting a cart or container to the upper level from the lower level.

26 . The aircraft defined in claim 18 , further comprising:

pulling means for puling a cart or container out of the receiving space.