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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Yengema, Sierra Leone
Yengema (GFYE / WYE): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
WYE (IATA) · GFYE (ICAO)
At a narrow-body reference field, the runway geometry sets what boards and how it boards: AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering at Yengema against that constraint rather than around it. In-flight catering here moves by hi-loader to galley height across the apron, with uplift staged airside so a scheduled turn or an ad hoc rotation clears the stand on the same working rhythm.
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Yengema
Wide-body aviation catering at GFYE
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Yengema airport
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at WYE
Ramp access at Yengema is planned around the narrow-body reference code the field is built to, which sets how close a hi-loader can sit against the apron before the galley door opens. That geometry fixes the sequence our crews work to, cart by cart, rather than a guessed window. Every catering uplift at WYE is staged against that same sequence, so the desk knows the order before the first cart moves.
Between the sealed cart and the galley door at Yengema sit screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a narrow-body field, and none of it is left to chance on a catering uplift. Our own crews carry the load under chain of custody from the moment it leaves the kitchen, with a badge and an escort booked against the same sequence every rotation. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and again at the galley catering handover, and the signature that closes the load is the one document that travels with it. That discipline holds whether the aircraft is on a scheduled turn or booked for a single ad hoc uplift.
One sealed cart, one chain of custody, one signature at the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Yengema (WYE)
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for GFYE
Airport catering at Yengema runs from a single flight kitchen built to serve the narrow-body traffic this reference code sets, with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line held under one roof. That structure lets airport catering here move from cold storage to a sealed cart without a second handling point, which is what keeps the HACCP standard intact between the kitchen and the stand. The same production line supplies flight kitchen output for scheduled turns and single ad hoc uplifts alike, at WYE.
The team that handles government flight catering at Yengema is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool: security clearance on file, held on the access list, and trained to the household service standards that travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, because catering at GFYE for a state or royal movement depends on the same people signing the same paperwork each time. Security clearance is verified before the badge is issued, not after the cart is loaded.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at Yengema, Sierra Leone
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Yengema airport
Menus at Yengema are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a First cabin service and a group charter departing the same day run from separate specifications. Where local sourcing is possible, our kitchen draws on produce from Sierra Leone rather than importing a fixed list, keeping the seasonal range genuinely tied to what the country supplies. Inflight catering at GFYE is planned this way for scheduled, charter, VIP and government departures alike, cabin by cabin. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin before the tray sets are built, not adjusted afterwards.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Yengema are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed cycle, with à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order held for the rotation. VIP flight catering here is filed and repeated exactly, movement to movement, so the presentation a household or a delegation signs off stays the reference point for every uplift that follows.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of WYE run a multi-choice hot service built to the specification the airline sets, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals in Sierra Leone, cabin crew meals and separate pilot meals are boxed and labelled to the roster, so the flight deck set never mixes with the cabin crew meals bound for the same crew meals door.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every departure out of WYE, with halal and kosher sets produced on a dedicated line rather than adapted from a standard tray. The full range of IATA special meal codes is covered, sealed before it leaves that line, so inflight catering here matches the code booked against the passenger it was ordered for.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at GFYE / WYE
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 Yengema
Yengema is worked to a narrow-body reference code, which sets the geometry a scheduled turn, a diplomatic movement or a single charter departure all share on the same stand. That mix means a documentation-heavy delegation and a routine rotation are planned by different disciplines even when they use the identical apron space: one is a paperwork problem before it is a loading problem, the other is a timing problem the crew has already rehearsed.
Uplift leaves our flight kitchen sealed and travels a fixed route to the stand, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the same crew that seals the cart is the crew that signs the handover at the galley door, with no intermediate transfer between the two.
What we commit to at every rotation through WYE is one coordinator named to the movement, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover that closes the file: airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering, aviation catering and airport catering in Sierra Leone all run off that same single desk.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at GFYE
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Government and state flight catering at GFYE
The narrow-body reference code at Yengema fixes the stand geometry a head of state movement is worked against, and that geometry is what decides where the ramp escort and the sealed cart meet the aircraft. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at WYE
Our crews hold a narrow-body reference specification at Yengema to the same household standard across repeat movements, kept on file between rotations rather than rebuilt each time. Royal flight catering at GFYE is written for private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — with halal and other household requirements produced on request against that standing specification.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Yengema
A narrow-body reference code sets the stand and turnaround geometry that every charter movement through Yengema is planned against, and it carries the same weight for a single group flight as for a repeat rotation. Charter flight catering at Yengema serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at WYE is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at GFYE
A narrow-body reference code governs how tight a rotation can be sequenced through Yengema, which is what an outstation desk plans around before anything else. Ad hoc airline catering at WYE covers outstation catering for carriers running this field as a regular stop, diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at WYE and crew meals in Yengema boxed to the same standard whether the uplift is scheduled weeks out or called in as ad hoc catering at WYE.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at WYE
A narrow-body business jet inbound to Yengema is worked from the same apron geometry the reference code sets for scheduled traffic, which is what lets our dedicated branch reach it without a separate handling plan. Private jet catering in Yengema 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, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Yengema airport
Flight departments on jet catering at Yengema (WYE)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a last-minute requirement at Yengema (WYE/GFYE), we contacted them as our airline catering partner. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. We would use the service again without hesitation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Bruno — Air Freight Operations Lead
“We used the service for airline catering in Yengema on a VIP rotation through WYE/GFYE. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Mohamed — Flight Services Manager
“I requested kosher airline meals for passengers departing Yengema (WYE/GFYE) and the labeling was excellent. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Ahmed — Station Operations Manager
Outstation catering data for Yengema (GFYE / WYE)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | GFYE |
Business jet catering questions at Yengema, Sierra Leone
Technical stop catering questions at Yengema, Sierra Leone
What operations gets asked every week about Yengema.
Ask operations directly →At what point does VIP flight catering at GFYE come under protocol?
Protocol applies from the first booking: government flight catering and VVIP movements are documented, security-cleared and sealed before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
How far does private jet catering reach on the field at Yengema?
The standard our crews hold covers every FBO on the field and the GA terminal alike, so FBO catering runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Whose specification sets the airline catering cost at Yengema Airport?
For every rotation, the airline catering cost depends on cabin count, the written specification and the loading window; our desk returns a quotation against those three, not a published price list.
Does airline catering at WYE deliver airside, by hi-loader, to the aircraft?
Every cart clears the apron under escort and is boarded by hi-loader to galley height, so airside delivery ends at the galley door rather than the foot of the aircraft.
What lead time governs an order at GFYE, and how far in advance should it be placed?
There is a standing window for a full specification change and a shorter one for a quantity adjustment; last minute airline catering is still worked where the loading window allows it.
Yengema production covers which dietary and religious sets, and how are they documented?
Every tray set produced for halal, kosher and the full range of IATA SPML codes at Yengema is labelled per passenger and sealed on a dedicated line before departure.
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