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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Pemba, Mozambique
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Pemba (FQPB / POL)
POL (IATA) · FQPB (ICAO)
The 1800 m runway at Pemba clears a narrow-body reference code, and that single figure sets how every rotation here is provisioned, from a scheduled sector to a delegation movement. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-style hi-loader boarding on this apron, uplifting galleys directly rather than staging trays at the foot of the aircraft.
1,800 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
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 — Pemba
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at FQPB / POL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Pemba airport
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at POL
Ramp access at Pemba is what decides the loading window: our crews carry the sealed catering uplift across the apron on a route agreed with the ramp authority before the aircraft is on stand. Nothing waits at the foot of the steps here, because the hi-loader style handover happens at the galley itself. That single routing decision, repeated on every rotation, is what the loading window at FQPB actually measures.
Between our kitchen and the stand at POL sit screening, an escort requirement and ordinary apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that mix rather than the average day. Chain of custody starts at the seal, not at the ramp gate: every cart carries a tag that is checked against the loading sheet before it moves. Galley catering is logged twice, once when it leaves the kitchen chilled and once at handover, and the two temperature readings travel with the paperwork onto the aircraft.
The convoy is the risk we plan against, not the food on the cart.
Crew meals and pilot meals for POL departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at FQPB
Airport catering at Pemba runs from a single production line built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, which is what lets a scheduled sector and a state movement be worked the same afternoon without either queue slowing the other. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealing, so a tray leaving the kitchen carries the same documentation whether it boards a narrow-body charter or a diplomatic rotation. Airport catering at POL is therefore a single, auditable line rather than a set of separate kitchens working to different standards.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Pemba is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and listed on the airside access register rather than rotated in ad hoc. They are trained to the household standards a royal or diplomatic movement expects, and to the chain-of-custody paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift from kitchen to galley. That continuity, not a larger roster, is what a protocol officer is actually checking for at FQPB.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Pemba, Mozambique
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Pemba airport
Menus at Pemba are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a forward cabin and a main-deck rotation never share a specification. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the season allows it, described in general terms rather than as a fixed dish, and rebuilt week to week against the loading plan. VIP flight menus and charter flight menus are filed separately from the standard tray set, each held to its own written specification. Every set closes on a documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical list, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at FQPB receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single cycle. The presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard each time it lands at Pemba.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Pemba run on multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed as tray sets rather than plated individually. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, keeping the flight deck set apart from the cabin service at POL.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Pemba are documented per passenger rather than assumed, covering household, religious and medical requests alongside halal and kosher sets built to the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line at FQPB and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping it apart from the standard tray run.
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 standards for aviation catering at Pemba airport
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 Pemba
Pemba carries a mixed traffic profile against a single 1800 m runway and a narrow-body reference code, which means a delegation movement is chiefly a documentation exercise here while a busier scheduled wave is a capacity exercise on the same stand. Airline catering at Pemba is planned to that distinction rather than to one fixed routine, since the two failure modes call for different preparation before the aircraft is even on the ground.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand under airside delivery, staged in a sealed cart and cleared for ramp movement on our own badges rather than handed off at a gate. In-flight catering at Pemba and aviation catering in Pemba run off that same route regardless of the flight's category, with our crew working alongside ground handling on the apron for the final approach to the aircraft. Inflight catering at Pemba is therefore a fixed sequence, not a improvised one, however the traffic mix on a given day is weighted.
What we commit to at FQPB is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at FQPB / POL
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Government and state flight catering at POL
On a single narrow-body reference code, Pemba boards state and delegation movements to the same specification as a scheduled sector, with nothing scaled down for a smaller aircraft type. Government flight catering here means a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any head of state movement routed through FQPB.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Pemba
A narrow-body reference code at Pemba forces every household movement to be sequenced against the same single stand as scheduled traffic, so the loading plan is fixed well before the aircraft calls. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering private airliners such as a BBJ or ACJ, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at FQPB
1800 metres of runway sets the class of charter aircraft Pemba can turn, and within that limit a full three-cabin uplift is staged and counted against the loading sheet like any scheduled call. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering staged in the order the galleys are laid out on the aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at POL
A narrow-body reference code at Pemba sets the aircraft types this station boards, and carriers running FQPB as an outstation are worked to that same code on every rotation regardless of frequency. Ad hoc airline catering covers a diversion or a technical stop as readily as a scheduled call, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering each drawn from the same duty roster, AOG included across a multi-leg day.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Pemba
Our kitchen works to the same 1800 m runway limit that governs every movement at Pemba, extending that reach to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal rather than treating business aviation as a separate operation. Private jet catering at POL runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered on request alongside business aviation catering and business jet catering.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Pemba
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Pemba (POL)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We requested galley ready meals at Pemba (POL/FQPB) and the packaging worked very well onboard. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. 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
Dalia — VIP Aviation Coordinator
“We had a catering uplift requirement at Pemba (POL/FQPB) and the coordination was very smooth. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Chloe — Ad Hoc Operations Manager
“We used the team for FBO catering at Pemba (POL/FQPB) on a VIP trip. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. I would definitely order from them again. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Leila — OCC Coordinator
Pemba (FQPB / POL): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | FQPB |
Aircraft catering questions at FQPB
Outstation catering and access questions at Pemba, Mozambique
What operations gets asked every week about Pemba.
Ask operations directly →Do you produce halal, kosher and other special meals at FQPB, and how are they documented?
Yes, by producing halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes on a separate line, with each set logged per passenger before it is sealed.
With one narrow-body stand in use, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal in Pemba?
There is coverage across every FBO on the field and the GA terminal, with private jet catering and FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Pemba Airport handles VIP, VVIP and government flights, but under what protocol?
The sealed cart that carries every uplift here also carries the protocol file, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering move under one documented chain regardless of mission.
Can an order still change close to departure at POL?
The lead time we ask for covers standard specification changes, and how far in advance you confirm determines whether a last minute airline catering change can still be accommodated before the loading window closes.
Jet catering at airports near Pemba
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Nacala
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
MZB / FQMP
Mocímboa da Praia
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Airline catering quote for Pemba
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Pemba (POL / FQPB)
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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 Pemba (POL)