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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Faya-Largeau, Chad
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Faya-Largeau (FTTY / FYT)
FYT (IATA) · FTTY (ICAO)
A 2800 metre runway at Faya-Largeau, held to a wide-body reference code, sets the aircraft this station boards and the uplift volume our kitchen plans against. In-flight catering here moves airside on a hi-loader to galley height, so inflight catering for a wide-body rotation reaches every cabin door directly, sealed, without a stand-side handover.
2,800 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Faya-Largeau
Wide-body aviation catering at Faya-Largeau airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Faya-Largeau
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Faya-Largeau, Chad
Faya-Largeau's wide-body reference code fixes how a catering uplift is sequenced before it ever reaches the aircraft. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the cart moves from kitchen to apron without a stand-side transfer breaking the sequence. Every stage between the sealed kitchen door and the galley is logged against that one wide-body standard, not estimated after the fact.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Faya-Largeau sit screening, an escort and apron traffic crossing a single wide-body stand, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the average. The chain of custody runs unbroken from the sealed cart to the galley door, with one coordinator named for the whole rotation. Galley catering is logged at both ends: temperature taken at sealing, taken again at handover, and the load signed off before the door closes.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature from kitchen to galley door.
Pilot meals prepared for FYT rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at FTTY / FYT
The flight kitchen that provisions FTTY runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to the demands of a wide-body reference code rather than a smaller field. Airport catering at Faya-Largeau is planned around that single stand, so every tray set is built to one cabin split before it leaves the door. HACCP governs the cold chain from the larder to the cart, and airport catering here is logged at each stage rather than checked once at the end.
The team that handles government flight catering at Faya-Largeau is the same named crew every rotation, carried on one access list rather than rotated in from elsewhere. Security clearance is held on file for each member, and household service standards are trained into the team ahead of any state or royal movement through catering at FYT. The paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift is checked by that same crew, not handed off midway.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at FTTY
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Faya-Largeau
Menus for Faya-Largeau are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for the season, drawing where possible on produce, dairy and fish sourced from the wider Chad region rather than shipped in from further afield. A scheduled sector, a government movement and a charter group are given different tray builds even where the wide-body stand and the loading sequence are identical. Inflight catering in Chad is planned this way across every cabin class the aircraft carries, First through to the main cabin. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled accordingly before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Faya-Largeau are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed rotation, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the same presentation is repeated whenever the routing returns to FTTY.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Faya-Largeau receive multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals at FTTY are boxed to the roster, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept separate and crew meals at FYT tracked against the same loading sheet as the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Faya-Largeau are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the manifest, covering household, religious and medical needs. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before inflight catering at Faya-Largeau leaves the kitchen.
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
HACCP-compliant aircraft catering at Faya-Largeau
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.
Flight catering airside delivery at Faya-Largeau (FYT)
Faya-Largeau handles scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand, and that mix sets the planning problem for each rotation: a government movement is a documentation exercise, a charter group is a capacity exercise, and a repeat scheduled sector is a repetition exercise run against the same tray build. Airline catering at FYT is planned around whichever of those three the rotation on the ramp that day actually is.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen to galley height, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than handed to a stand-side crew partway through. Aviation catering in Chad moves this way for every mission type the field takes, and airport catering at FYT is sequenced stand by stand rather than assumed to be interchangeable.
On every rotation we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, so inflight catering in Faya-Largeau and in-flight catering in Chad both close on the same paperwork.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Faya-Largeau airport
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Government and state flight catering at Faya-Largeau
At the single wide-body stand held at Faya-Largeau, government flight catering runs to the same protocol file whatever the mission on the ramp that day. State visits and official delegations are documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared crew, and the load is sealed before it leaves the kitchen door, ready for any head of state movement the field is asked to take.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Faya-Largeau
A single wide-body stand forces every private airliner movement into the same sequence, so royal flight catering at Faya-Largeau is held to one written household specification kept on file between rotations. Private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP configurations alike, draw on halal and other royal household requirements produced on request, never improvised on the day.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Faya-Largeau
The 2800 metre runway at Faya-Largeau, which sets the wide-body reference code the field is rated to, allows a full three-cabin charter uplift on the single stand rather than a reduced load. Charter flight catering at Faya-Largeau covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, staged in the order the galleys are laid out and counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at FTTY runs to that same sequence on every rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Faya-Largeau
A wide-body movement on the single stand at Faya-Largeau still runs on one duty roster, whether it lands as a scheduled sector or an unplanned diversion. Ad hoc airline catering at FYT covers outstation catering for carriers using the field between rotations, diversion catering and technical stop catering handled off the same kitchen, AOG included, across a multi-leg routing.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Faya-Largeau
Our kitchen works the same 2800 metre runway and single wide-body stand that scheduled and charter traffic use, extending that capacity to business aviation on the field. Private jet catering at FTTY is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Faya-Largeau
Operators on commercial aviation catering at FYT
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Faya-Largeau (FYT/FTTY) and needed technical stop catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
John — Airline Operations Manager
“Faya-Largeau (FYT/FTTY) was an outstation for us, and we booked airline catering at outstations for the sector. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Aya — VIP Flight Operations Manager
“We requested an airline catering cost per meal for Faya-Largeau (FYT/FTTY) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. We appreciated the transparency. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Fabio — Diplomatic Flight Manager
Airport catering data for Faya-Largeau (FTTY / FYT)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | FTTY |
Outstation catering questions at FTTY
Crew meals, lead times and access at FTTY
What operations gets asked every week about Faya-Largeau.
Ask operations directly →How does Faya-Largeau document halal, kosher and special meals?
Faya-Largeau produces halal and kosher sets along with the full range of IATA special meal codes on a separate line, and each SPML is logged per passenger before the cart is sealed.
Can FYT deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
FYT reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself, with private jet catering and FBO catering both moved on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at FTTY, and under what protocol?
Yes, through a named cleared team: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run to a written protocol file, documented per passenger and sealed before leaving the kitchen.
What is the lead time for an order at Faya-Largeau, and how late can it change?
We ask for the earliest notice a rotation allows and confirm the loading window once the aircraft and cabin count are known; specifications can still move close to departure for a diversion or a technical stop, and how far in advance you commit shapes how much of that last minute airline catering flexibility we can hold open.
Faya-Largeau — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does it reach the aircraft?
A hi-loader carries every uplift from our kitchen to galley height, so airline catering at Faya-Largeau is boarded directly rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft, with airside delivery held on our own ramp badges.
With one wide-body stand at FYT, how much does airline catering cost?
There is a quotation built from cabin count, specification and loading window rather than a published price list, and the airline catering cost at FYT is confirmed once those three are set for the rotation.
Jet catering at airports near Faya-Largeau
AEH / FTTC
Abeche
Chad · 489 km from Faya-Largeau
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NDJ / FTTJ
N'Djamena
Chad · 778 km from Faya-Largeau
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ELF / HSFS
El Fasher
Sudan · 819 km from Faya-Largeau
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Faya-Largeau (FYT / FTTY)
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Uplift at Faya-Largeau (FYT)