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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — El-Obeid, Sudan
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at El-Obeid (HSOB / EBD)
EBD (IATA) · HSOB (ICAO)
Our kitchen provisions the single wide-body stand at El-Obeid, where the aerodrome reference code clears wide-body airframes for a full multi-class uplift. We run inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off one ops desk, with hi-loader boarding to galley height so every cart moves airside from kitchen to aircraft without ever waiting at the foot of the stairs.
3,000 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 — El-Obeid
Wide-body aviation catering at El-Obeid, Sudan
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at HSOB / EBD
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at El-Obeid (EBD)
The route from our kitchen to the galley door at EBD runs through ramp access held on our own badges, not through a public forecourt. Catering uplift at this station moves in one direction only, sealed cart to aircraft, with the apron crossing timed rather than guessed. El-Obeid takes that same sequence on every rotation, whatever the airframe on the stand.
Screening, escort and apron traffic sit between our kitchen and the stand at El-Obeid, and the convoy is the risk we plan against, not the food. Every catering uplift is staged against the worst case those three add up to, with the escort booked before the cart leaves the kitchen door. Chain of custody runs on paper as well as on the road: temperature is logged when the galley catering is sealed and logged again at handover, and the load only clears the ramp once a named signature closes it at the aircraft.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the aircraft signature.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for El-Obeid
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at El-Obeid, Sudan
Loading the wide-body stand at El-Obeid keeps hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, run to HACCP method from raw intake to sealed cart. Airport catering at El-Obeid is built on that single production line rather than on split kitchens, which is what lets one cold chain hold from the first tray to the last. Airport catering in Sudan draws on the same standard, so a diverted or delayed rotation still boards to the written specification.
The team assigned to government flight catering at El-Obeid is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the ramp and is trained to the household standards a protocol officer expects on arrival. That continuity is what keeps a sealed uplift moving from kitchen to aircraft without a stranger touching the cart at any point.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at EBD
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at HSOB / EBD
Menus at El-Obeid are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, so a scheduled rotation and a state movement never share a specification by accident. Where local sourcing is possible, Sudanese produce is worked into the plan in general terms — dairy, orchard fruit, grain — rather than named as a single dish or supplier. Inflight catering at HSOB is documented per passenger for allergens, halal and kosher requirements, and any medical diet on file. Every tray is labelled per seat and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen, so the crew loading the aircraft is matching a list, not guessing at a tray.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at El-Obeid are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is checked against that same document at sealing and again at the galley door, so presentation never depends on who is on shift.
Business cabins
Business cabins at HSOB take multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the airframe. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger tray sets and labelled to the roster before the cart is sealed.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at El-Obeid are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Sudan produces these on a dedicated line, sealed apart from the main tray run before it ever reaches the ramp.
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 HSOB
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 El-Obeid airport
El-Obeid holds a single wide-body stand against one runway, which means every rotation through here is planned individually rather than slotted into a bank of parallel movements — a delegation is a documentation problem on that one stand, a peak wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat charter is a repetition problem we solve once and then hold.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, moved airside under ramp access held on our own badges, then boarded by hi-loader to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the stairs. Airline catering in Sudan runs on that same route regardless of operator, and aviation catering in Sudan is planned stand by stand because the single stand at El-Obeid leaves no room for guesswork on timing.
One coordinator carries the load from kitchen seal to aircraft signature: airport catering at HSOB, inflight catering in El-Obeid and in-flight catering in El-Obeid all close on that same signed handover.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at El-Obeid, Sudan
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Government and state flight catering at EBD
A head of state aircraft on the single wide-body stand at El-Obeid is boarded from the same sealed kitchen run as any scheduled rotation, because the stand itself sets no separate route. Government flight catering for state visits and official delegations here is documented per passenger, worked by security-cleared staff, and sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen door.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at El-Obeid
On the one runway rated to 3000 metres at El-Obeid, a private airliner — BBJ, ACJ, wide-body VIP — takes the same stand as any other wide-body movement. Royal flight catering here holds to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced against it, and catering at HSOB logged the same way on every visit.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at HSOB
A single wide-body stand forces every charter movement at El-Obeid to be sequenced rather than run in parallel, so the galley loading order is fixed before the aircraft is on the ramp. Charter flight catering at EBD serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, and charter flight catering in El-Obeid is counted against the loading sheet stand by stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at EBD
Wide-body is the aerodrome reference code held at El-Obeid, and it is what lets a scheduled operator run this station as an outstation rather than a one-off stop. Ad hoc airline catering covers a diversion or a technical stop on the same duty roster as outstation catering and diversion catering, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation; crew meals at EBD and crew meals in El-Obeid travel on the same cart as the passenger tray sets, boxed to the roster rather than to the cabin count.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at El-Obeid
The runway at El-Obeid runs to 3000 metres, which keeps business aviation on the same single stand and apron as the wide-body traffic rather than on a separate ramp. Private jet catering at HSOB is delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field by our dedicated branch, with FBO catering held to the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at HSOB / EBD
Flight departments on jet catering at El-Obeid
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For our departure from El-Obeid (EBD/HSOB), we specifically needed airline catering IATA standards. 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.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Romain — Airport Services Manager
“For a changing schedule at El-Obeid (EBD/HSOB), we needed flexible tech stop. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Abel — Flight Experience Manager
“For our business jet at El-Obeid (EBD/HSOB), I arranged private jet catering with a few passenger-specific requests. The team was responsive to a late change and the final order still arrived looking polished. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Clara — Trip Operations Manager
El-Obeid (HSOB / EBD): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | HSOB |
Aircraft catering questions at EBD
Diversion catering and ramp questions at EBD
What operations gets asked every week about El-Obeid.
Ask operations directly →Where does the lead time start for an order into El-Obeid?
It starts on the confirmed loading sheet: how far in advance an order is placed sets how much of the specification can still move, and last minute airline catering is worked against that same sheet rather than a fixed cut-off.
How much does airline catering cost at El-Obeid Airport?
El-Obeid Airport has no published price list, because airline catering cost here depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation; the desk returns a quotation once those three are known.
What protocol governs VIP flight catering at EBD?
We handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering at EBD under the same documented protocol: security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and a signed handover at the aircraft.
Can you deliver airline catering airside at HSOB?
The single wide-body stand at HSOB is worked entirely airside, so airline catering reaches the aircraft by airside delivery and is boarded by hi-loader to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the stairs.
Commercial aviation catering near El-Obeid
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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El Fasher
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for El-Obeid airport
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El-Obeid (EBD / HSOB)
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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 El-Obeid (EBD)