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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Miandrivazo, Madagascar
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Miandrivazo (FMMN / ZVA)
ZVA (IATA) · FMMN (ICAO)
One runway of 1,100 metres and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at Miandrivazo, and it is enough to run a full inflight catering programme off one ops desk. AERO GOURMET provides in-flight catering and aviation catering for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights, with inflight catering staged airside and uplifted by hi-loader to galley height wherever a wide-body diversion calls for it.
1,100 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 — Miandrivazo
Aviation catering with ramp access at FMMN / ZVA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Miandrivazo
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Miandrivazo
Ramp access is what sets the loading window at Miandrivazo: every cart moves from our kitchen to the apron under one escorted route, never handed off at the foot of the aircraft. The catering uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen door and it stays sealed until the galley crew signs for it at FMMN. Nothing on this route is estimated; each stage is logged against the stand it serves.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Miandrivazo sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the actual risk in any catering uplift, not the food itself. We plan the route against the worst case that traffic allows, holding the chain of custody unbroken from the sealed cart to the galley catering handover. Temperature is logged when the load is sealed and logged again at the aircraft, and the handover carries a signature at ZVA before the crew accepts it.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing changes hands unaccounted for.
Airline food supplier for Miandrivazo airport rotations
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at ZVA
With a single narrow-body-rated runway of 1,100 metres, Miandrivazo takes a defined class of rotation, and our flight kitchen is built to that pattern rather than to a wide-body peak. Airport catering here runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all working to HACCP standard from intake to seal. That same site is what airport catering at FMMN depends on for a cold chain that holds from the kitchen to the galley door at Miandrivazo.
The team that handles government flight catering at Miandrivazo is the same named crew every rotation, never a rotating pool pulled in for a single movement. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for airside movement, and is trained to royal household standards as well as state protocol. That consistency is what lets a repeat delegation trust the same hands between one visit and the next.
VIP flight catering menus for Miandrivazo (ZVA) departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at FMMN
Menus at Miandrivazo are built to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted to the season, never the other way round. Where the route allows, our kitchen draws on Madagascar's own produce, from dairy and orchard fruit to fresh fish landed locally, worked into a VIP flight menu or a charter flight menu without naming a single dish on this page. Inflight catering here is planned against the loading window, not against a printed cycle, so a late change to the specification still reaches the galley sealed and on time. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is loaded, not adjusted after boarding.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Miandrivazo are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering available on request rather than fixed to a single cycle. Every course is filed against the standing order before it leaves the kitchen, so a repeat rotation is served the same way twice.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ZVA run a multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the fitted galley rather than to a generic format. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals and pilot meals never share a tray with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Miandrivazo are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Produced on a separate line and sealed before departure, this keeps household and religious meals apart from the standard inflight catering run across Madagascar.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at Miandrivazo (ZVA)
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 FMMN / ZVA
With one runway and a narrow-body reference code, Miandrivazo takes a defined mix of scheduled, charter and occasional government traffic rather than continuous wide-body waves, and that mix is what our planning is built around. A delegation movement is treated as a documentation problem first, a peak charter as a capacity problem, and a repeat rotation as a question of holding the same specification twice running.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron to the stand and loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft; ground handling on the field coordinates the timing of that route. Airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Miandrivazo all run off that same single ops desk, and airport catering here is planned stand by stand rather than against a generic schedule.
On every movement we commit to one named coordinator, a sealed cart from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover before the load is accepted.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at ZVA
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Government and state flight catering at ZVA
A single 1,100 metre runway at Miandrivazo sets the aircraft class this field can turn around, and government flight catering is built to fit inside that constraint rather than around it. Delegations and state visits are documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift, and a head of state movement is worked to the same protocol file whenever this station is the point of arrival.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Miandrivazo
A private airliner sized to Miandrivazo's narrow-body reference code, whether BBJ, ACJ or a similarly configured VIP aircraft, is what this field actually boards, and royal flight catering is written to that airframe rather than to a wide-body assumption. Household standards are held across repeat rotations from a specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request for VVIP and royal traffic alike.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at FMMN
Across a single narrow-body-rated runway, Miandrivazo's 1,100 metres still set a full three-cabin uplift for charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions. Charter flight catering at Miandrivazo is counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, and charter flight catering at ZVA holds that same sequence across a multi-leg tour or a single group rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ZVA
Our kitchen runs a narrow-body reference code at Miandrivazo, and we build every rotation to that fixed cabin envelope rather than to a wide-body assumption. We handle ad hoc airline catering for carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering covering AOG across a multi-leg pattern, while ad hoc catering at ZVA still delivers crew meals in Miandrivazo and crew meals in Madagascar on the same tray standard.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Miandrivazo
A narrow-body reference code at Miandrivazo means every loading plan is sequenced around one cabin envelope rather than around parallel wide-body operations, and business aviation is worked into that same sequence rather than around it. Private jet catering here 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 business jet catering delivered under FBO catering handling for private jet catering across Madagascar generally.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Miandrivazo
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Miandrivazo airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“I asked for airline meal boxes at Miandrivazo (ZVA/FMMN) because we had limited time to reset the galley. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Exactly what we need for a quick galley setup. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Elif — Cabin Service Coordinator
“We used the team for ad hoc catering at Miandrivazo (ZVA/FMMN) during a tight turnaround. The team stayed in contact with operations, adjusted to the new timing, and kept the aircraft handover simple. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Fabio — Mission Planning Officer
“I needed reliable private jet menu at Miandrivazo (ZVA/FMMN) for a same-day departure. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. A very good experience from a flight attendant perspective. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Kai — Flight Operations Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Miandrivazo (FMMN / ZVA)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,100 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | FMMN |
Airline catering services FAQ for Miandrivazo (ZVA)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Miandrivazo (ZVA)
What operations gets asked every week about Miandrivazo.
Ask operations directly →Working against a fixed loading window, how far in advance does ZVA need an order, and how late can the specification still change?
There is a standing lead time for a first order, and there is a shorter window still open for last-minute airline catering changes once the specification is filed and the cabin count is confirmed.
How far does private jet catering reach at FMMN?
Security clearance on the ramp covers the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal alike, so FBO catering and private jet catering move on the same sealed cart and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Miandrivazo asks this often: are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced here, and how are they documented?
The sealed cart that leaves our kitchen carries halal, kosher and SPML-coded special meals on a separate line from the standard tray run, each one labelled per passenger before it is loaded.
Whose specification decides what airline catering costs at Miandrivazo Airport?
For every quotation the figure depends on the cabin count, the specification and the loading window booked, since no price list is published and the desk returns a quote built to that rotation.
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