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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Kinshasa (FZAA / FIH)
FIH (IATA) · FZAA (ICAO)
A single 4000 m runway at Kinshasa (FZAA) carries the wide-body traffic our teams provision, and it sets the loading rhythm for every rotation we board. AERO GOURMET delivers inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here on one ops desk, with hi-loader boarding to galley height and wide-body uplift staged from a flight kitchen off the ramp, airside, around the clock.
4,000 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 — Kinshasa
Wide-body aviation catering at FZAA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at FIH
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at FZAA / FIH
The single wide-body stand worked from our Kinshasa kitchen governs how the loading window here is planned, not estimated. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the catering uplift moves from sealed cart to galley door on one continuous sequence rather than a queue at the foot of the aircraft. That sequence is what a duty roster at FZAA is built around.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at FZAA sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the risk we plan against, not the food. We route the catering uplift against the worst case on that ramp, holding chain of custody from the moment the cart is sealed to the moment it reaches the galley. Temperatures are logged at sealing and again at handover, and the galley catering that boards carries one signature closing the load at Kinshasa.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Kinshasa (FIH) departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Kinshasa
The flight kitchen behind Kinshasa (FZAA) runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to HACCP standard for every tray that leaves it. Airport catering at FZAA is planned around the single wide-body stand this station operates, so the kitchen sequences its output to that one loading slot rather than to a bank of gates. Airport catering in Democratic Republic of the Congo depends on that same discipline: cold chain held from the larder to the cart, and the cart held to the loading window at FIH.
The team that handles government flight catering at Kinshasa is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and standing on the access list for the wide-body stand this station works from. They are trained to household service standards and to the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift, so a delegation is handled as a documentation task, not an exception. Catering at FZAA moves through that one cleared team, whatever the mission on the stand.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Kinshasa airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at FIH
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the menu range at Kinshasa follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a fixed cycle. Inflight catering at Kinshasa draws on regional produce where the season allows it, working orchard fruit, dairy and fish into the specification without naming a single dish on this page. Every set is written to the cabin it boards into, First and Business held apart from the main cabin tray. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at FIH are plated to a written specification, with caviar service and à-la-carte options available on request rather than fixed to a standing cycle. VIP flight catering here is filed against that specification so the same presentation repeats across a multi-leg rotation, not just a single sector.
Business cabins
Business cabins worked through Kinshasa take multi-choice hot service to a written cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boarded in the same tray sets, sealed to the same standard as the passenger cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at FZAA are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed there, so inflight catering in Kinshasa never crosses a dietary tray with a standard one before it 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 FZAA / FIH
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at FZAA / FIH
Kinshasa carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body-rated runway, and that mix turns every movement on the one wide-body stand into a documentation and sequencing task rather than a volume one. A repeat rotation here means the same tray specification held constant trip after trip, while a state or delegation movement adds a protocol file the loading crew has to carry alongside the standard uplift.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by airside delivery straight to the stand, with our own crew on the ramp rather than a handover at the perimeter. Airline catering at FIH and in-flight catering at FIH run off that same route, aviation catering at Kinshasa staged so the cart clears the apron in the order the galleys are laid out. Inflight catering at FIH and airport catering in Kinshasa are both planned against that one stand, never against a bank of gates.
One coordinator owns the movement end to end, sealed carts move under one chain of custody, and a signed handover closes every load at this station.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Kinshasa
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Government and state flight catering at FIH
On the one wide-body stand Kinshasa operates, a head of state aircraft is worked to the same loading sequence as any other movement, with the protocol file carried alongside it rather than replacing it. Government flight catering at FZAA documents each passenger, holds security-cleared staff on the load, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Kinshasa
Sequencing a private airliner through the single wide-body stand at Kinshasa means the loading plan is built around one slot, not a choice of gates, so the household file is fixed before the aircraft is even on stand. Royal flight catering at FIH covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP movements, held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at FZAA
4000 metres of runway at Kinshasa clears the wide-body types that ACMI and wet-lease operators bring in for group movements and special missions. Charter flight catering in Kinshasa and charter flight catering at FZAA cover a full three-cabin uplift on the wide-body stand, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, across a multi-leg tour or a single repatriation sector.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at FIH
A wide-body operator working an ad hoc rotation through Kinshasa boards from the same wide-body reference code the field holds for scheduled traffic, so ad hoc airline catering here runs off the same duty roster rather than a separate one. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering are staged on that single stand, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a second kitchen in the loop.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Kinshasa
Our kitchen runs the same 4000 m wide-body rating into business aviation movements at Kinshasa, delivering private jet catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the identical cold chain as an airline uplift. FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering here carry the same paperwork and the same sealed handover as any wide-body rotation on the main stand.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at FIH
Operators on commercial aviation catering at FZAA
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed presidential flight catering at Kinshasa (FIH/FZAA) for a protocol-sensitive flight. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Lina — Network Control Coordinator
“We ordered private airliner catering for our aircraft at Kinshasa (FIH/FZAA) and the result was very good. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Marta — Executive Charter Coordinator
“We booked hajj charter catering at Kinshasa (FIH/FZAA) for a large group departure. Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Adriana — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Kinshasa (FZAA / FIH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 4,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | FZAA |
Business jet catering questions at Kinshasa airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Kinshasa airport
What operations gets asked every week about Kinshasa.
Ask operations directly →Is there a fixed price list for airline catering cost at FIH?
The coordinator who plans your rotation builds the quotation from cabin count, specification and the loading window you need, since we publish no standing price list; the desk comes back with a figure once those three are set.
Does FZAA handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering under protocol?
Every movement on the wide-body stand here can be worked under a full protocol file, with security-cleared staff, documented passenger sets and a sealed uplift for VIP flight catering, VVIP movements and government flight catering alike.
At what point are halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes produced for flights through Kinshasa?
The first step is the separate production line: halal, kosher and the full range of SPML special meals are produced and sealed there before they ever meet the standard tray run, then documented per passenger before loading.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at Kinshasa airport?
The signed handover at the galley door is the record that proves it: airline catering here moves by airside delivery straight to the wide-body stand, boarded by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Commercial aviation catering near Kinshasa
NLO / FZAB
N'dolo
Democratic Republic of the Congo · 15 km from Kinshasa
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BZV / FCBB
Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo · 26 km from Kinshasa
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FDU / FZBO
Bandundu
Democratic Republic of the Congo · 246 km from Kinshasa
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aircraft catering quote for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kinshasa (FIH / FZAA)
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Four steps
Flight
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Kinshasa (FIH)