An aircraft interior panel latch that releasably supports a panel of an aircraft interior, the latch comprising: a housing (12, 62, 142, 222) having first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230) that substantially are mirror images of each other; a space between the first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230); first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) having substantially the same configurations and extending from a bottom edge (30, 80, 160, 240) of the respective first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230) into the respective first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230), the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) being configured to receive a panel strike (34, 84, 166) that has been manually positioned in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238); and a strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the space between the first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230), the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) being moveable in the space between a locked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) and an unlocked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) wherein the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) is configured to be moved to the locked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) in response to a panel strike (34, 84, 166) being manually moved into the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) upwardly relatively to the bottom edge (30, 80, 160, 240) and manually released in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238), and the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) is configured to be moved to the unlocked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) in response to a panel strike (34, 84, 166) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) being manually moved upwardly relatively to the bottom edge (30, 80, 160, 240) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) by further manual movement of the panel strike into the slots. a housing (12, 62, 142, 222) having first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230) that substantially are mirror images of each other; a space between the first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230); first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) having substantially the same configurations and extending from a bottom edge (30, 80, 160, 240) of the respective first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230) into the respective first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230), the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) being configured to receive a panel strike (34, 84, 166) that has been manually positioned in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238); and a strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the space between the first and second side flanges (148, 150, 228, 230), the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) being moveable in the space between a locked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) and an unlocked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) wherein the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) is configured to be moved to the locked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) in response to a panel strike (34, 84, 166) being manually moved into the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) upwardly relatively to the bottom edge (30, 80, 160, 240) and manually released in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238), and the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) is configured to be moved to the unlocked position of the strike hold (22, 42, 92, 170, 250) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) in response to a panel strike (34, 84, 166) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) being manually moved upwardly relatively to the bottom edge (30, 80, 160, 240) in the first and second slots (26, 28, 76, 78, 156, 158, 236, 238) by further manual movement of the panel strike into the slots.