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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Vila do Maio, Cape Verde
Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Vila do Maio (GVMA / MMO)
MMO (IATA) · GVMA (ICAO)
Our kitchen boards Vila do Maio from a narrow-body reference field, moving hi-loader carts straight to the galley door rather than leaving trays on the ramp. That single wide-body reach turns every uplift into a measured handover, so in-flight catering and inflight catering here run to one written cabin standard from arrival to closed door.
1,200 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
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24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
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Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Vila do Maio
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at GVMA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Vila do Maio, Cape Verde
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Vila do Maio (MMO)
Ramp access at Vila do Maio is held on our own clearance, not negotiated stand by stand, so the catering uplift moves the same way on every rotation. From the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door at GVMA, the route crosses one apron and one checkpoint, never a chain of handovers. That single path is what lets a narrow-body turnaround stay on schedule at MMO.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Vila do Maio sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those three rather than the average. Nothing about a narrow-body turnaround changes that sequence: the same escort walks the cart to the aircraft on every rotation at GVMA. Temperature is logged at sealing and again at handover, and the galley catering load carries a signature that closes the chain of custody from kitchen to aircraft.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our galley to the aircraft door.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Vila do Maio (MMO)
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Vila do Maio (MMO)
The flight kitchen that provisions GVMA runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, working to HACCP procedure on every batch that leaves the door. Airport catering at Vila do Maio is planned around that single production run rather than a shared outstation kitchen, so the cold chain from oven to cart stays under one set of eyes. That same kitchen carries the airport catering load for every mission type MMO handles, scheduled through to charter.
The team behind government flight catering at Vila do Maio is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance held on file, on the access list, and trained to the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. Nothing about a delegation changes who packs the cart at GVMA. The specification is written once and worked from, never improvised on the day.
VIP flight catering menus for Vila do Maio departures
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at GVMA / MMO
Menus at Vila do Maio are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed printed list, with inflight catering adjusted rotation by rotation as the roster changes. Local sourcing draws on Cape Verde's fish, dairy and orchard produce where the season allows it, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish. Every set travels with documentation: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are labelled per passenger and per cabin, not assumed. From a single-cabin uplift to a full charter load, the same written standard governs what boards at GVMA.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Vila do Maio: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service available on request. The same specification travels with the aircraft, rotation to rotation, rather than being rebuilt from scratch each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GVMA: multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, with crew meals at Vila do Maio and cabin crew meals boxed to the roster. Pilot meals are packed and sealed separately from the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at MMO, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Every set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, and inflight catering here is logged against that same documentation.
The three books
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Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance
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Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
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Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at GVMA / MMO
HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.
Inflight catering delivered to the stand at GVMA
Vila do Maio runs narrow-body traffic on a single stand, which makes documentation and repetition the two variables that decide a rotation rather than sheer volume. A scheduled turnaround, a charter movement or a government stop all draw on the same reference field, so the kitchen plans against the tightest of the three rather than the average.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by cart from our kitchen, across the apron and onto the stand under our own ramp clearance, with the loading crew working to the airframe on the ground rather than a generic tray count. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Vila do Maio run off one ops desk rather than a chain of separate handlers.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, and airline catering in Vila do Maio closes on a signed handover every time.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at GVMA
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Government and state flight catering at GVMA
A narrow-body airframe is what MMO's stand is built to take, and that same reference field carries a head of state aircraft on an official movement without a change of ramp procedure. Government flight catering at Vila do Maio covers state visits and official delegations: protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at MMO
On the single stand at Vila do Maio, a 1200 metre runway is what sets the airframe a royal movement can bring in. VVIP and royal flight catering at GVMA is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering private airliners and halal or household requirements on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Vila do Maio
Sequencing a full three-cabin load has to work around the single stand Vila do Maio holds for wide traffic, so every galley is staged in a fixed order before the cart moves. Charter flight catering in Vila do Maio serves group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at GVMA counted against the loading sheet cabin by cabin.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at GVMA
A narrow-body reference field governs every stand assignment at Vila do Maio, and that single classification is what lets us plan ad hoc airline catering here without a second review of the ramp. Carriers running MMO as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals in Vila do Maio boxed to the same roster and AOG covered across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at MMO
The runway at Vila do Maio measures 1200 metres, which sets the business aircraft that can work this field and the GA terminal that receives them. Private jet catering at Vila do Maio reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering and FBO catering held to the same standard as a scheduled rotation, and business jet catering booked through the same desk.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Vila do Maio, Cape Verde
Flight departments on jet catering at GVMA / MMO
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Vila do Maio (MMO/GVMA) for contingency catering after an unexpected operational change. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Samuel — Freighter Operations Coordinator
“We used the service at Vila do Maio (MMO/GVMA) for airline catering at outstations on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. We would be comfortable using the service there again. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Jade — Handling Manager
“We requested an airline catering quote for Vila do Maio (MMO/GVMA) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Javier — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
Outstation catering data for Vila do Maio (GVMA / MMO)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,200 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | GVMA |
Aircraft catering questions at Vila do Maio, Cape Verde
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Vila do Maio
What operations gets asked every week about Vila do Maio.
Ask operations directly →Do you need a fixed lead time to place an order at GVMA?
Yes, most orders are confirmed well ahead of departure, and we track how far in advance a change can still be worked into the specification before the loading window closes; last minute airline catering is handled case by case against the roster.
Vila do Maio, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
The same sealed cart that boards a narrow-body rotation carries FBO catering to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as any other uplift here.
At what point in the process is airline catering cost confirmed for Vila do Maio Airport?
The specification is fixed first, cabin count and loading window included, and airline catering cost follows from that rather than from a published price list; the desk returns a quotation once those are set.
How far ahead of departure can VIP or government protocol be confirmed at MMO?
The household or protocol standard is agreed and filed before the aircraft is scheduled, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering at GVMA run to a written specification rather than a same-day arrangement.
Is there a fixed set of special meal codes produced at GVMA?
There is a full range covering halal, kosher and the IATA SPML codes, each produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before it is sealed.
Whose clearance moves the cart across the apron at Vila do Maio?
For every rotation, our own ramp clearance carries the load from kitchen to stand, with airline catering delivered airside by hi-loader straight to the galley door.
Flight catering at airports near Vila do Maio
RAI / GVNP
Praia
Cape Verde · 38 km from Vila do Maio
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BVC / GVBA
Rabil
Cape Verde · 114 km from Vila do Maio
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SID / GVAC
Espargos
Cape Verde · 179 km from Vila do Maio
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for GVMA
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Vila do Maio (MMO / GVMA)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Vila do Maio (MMO)