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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Huludao, China
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Huludao (ZYXC / XEN)
XEN (IATA) · ZYXC (ICAO)
Narrow-body aircraft board here on a reference code sized to that fleet, and every rotation is loaded straight up from the ramp rather than left at the foot of the stairs. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at this field on that basis, with hi-loader access to galley height wherever the airframe calls for it, uplift staged airside for scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements alike.
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 — Huludao
Wide-body aviation catering at ZYXC / XEN
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airline catering lead times at Huludao
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at ZYXC / XEN
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at this station, not a printed schedule: carts move from our kitchen to the apron on the sequence the ground crew opens for us. Every catering uplift here is staged against that sequence rather than a fixed clock, so a delayed pushback or a changed stand does not strand a sealed cart short of the aircraft. The galley door sets the finish line; everything before it is planned to reach that door on time regardless of which gate the aircraft ends up on.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Huludao sit screening, an escort through the ramp gate, and apron traffic that shifts by the hour. We plan every catering uplift against the worst of those three, not the average, so a delay on the apron does not become a delay on the galley catering that reaches the aircraft. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover, and a chain of custody runs from that first seal to the signature that closes the load at the aircraft door.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for XEN
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Huludao
The flight kitchen at XEN runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, which keeps airport catering in Huludao off a single site rather than split across contractors. That structure lets airport catering in China scale a narrow-body rotation without breaking the HACCP standard the production line already runs to. Cold storage, plating and dispatch sit close enough together that a flight kitchen at XEN can hold a cold chain intact from the first tray built to the last cart sealed.
The team that handles government flight catering at Huludao is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on the access list for the ramp, and the same group is trained to the household service standards a protocol movement expects. That continuity is what catering at ZYXC relies on when the paperwork travelling with a sealed uplift has to match, load after load, without a gap.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Huludao airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at XEN
Menus at this station are written to the cabin and the mission first, the season second: a delegation flight is not planned on the same sheet as a scheduled rotation, even when both board from the same kitchen. Produce drawn from China's supply chains, dairy, fish and orchard fruit typical of the region, sits alongside a standing tray-set specification that does not change week to week. Inflight catering at Huludao carries that specification from First through to the main cabin, so a multi-leg schedule keeps the same plate coming back at every stop. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before the cart is sealed, not adjusted after it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Huludao are plated to a written specification rather than improvised at the stand, with à-la-carte and course-by-course service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against that standing order so a repeat rotation gets the same presentation every time, not a fresh interpretation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ZYXC run on multi-choice hot service, built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on each narrow-body airframe. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel as separate boxed sets, matched to the roster rather than bundled with the cabin service.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at this station are documented per passenger before the aircraft is loaded, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in China is produced on a separate line for these sets and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping household, religious and medical requirements apart from the general cabin 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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at Huludao 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 Huludao, China
Huludao works a narrow-body traffic profile, and the reference code that governs its runway sets the ceiling for every airline catering movement handled here: a mixed rotation of scheduled and ad hoc flying rather than a wide-body wave, which turns each aircraft catering job into a question of turnaround speed rather than raw volume. Aviation catering at XEN is planned rotation by rotation rather than by a fixed timetable, because a narrow-body schedule can slot in a diversion or a technical stop with little notice.
Inflight catering in Huludao moves from our kitchen to the ramp on a route staged for hi-loader access, lifting carts to galley height at whichever stand the ground crew assigns for the rotation. In-flight catering in China on this route follows the same sequence every time: sealed at the kitchen, escorted across the apron, boarded through the galley door, so the stand a flight is given does not change how the load reaches it.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator named to the rotation, carts sealed before they leave our kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft door that closes the loop on every load.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at ZYXC / XEN
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Government and state flight catering at XEN
Because the narrow-body reference code here sets a fixed ceiling on cabin size, a head of state movement is planned against that limit rather than against the airframe a delegation might prefer elsewhere. Government flight catering at Huludao covers state visits and official movements with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Huludao
Narrow-body only, the reference code held at this field means royal flight catering here is built around private airliners sized to that class rather than a wide-body VIP conversion. BBJ and ACJ movements are held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ZYXC
We run the narrow-body reference code at this field to its full three-cabin uplift for charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions alike. Charter flight catering at Huludao is counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, so charter flight catering at ZYXC holds the same standard across a multi-leg schedule.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at XEN
On the narrow-body reference code that governs Huludao's runway, ad hoc airline catering covers carriers running this station as an outstation between scheduled rotations. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering are worked off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg schedule that does not wait for a fixed slot.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Huludao
The narrow-body reference code at this field governs the GA ramp as much as the scheduled stands, so business aviation traffic is worked to the same movement limits as any other rotation. Private jet catering in China from this kitchen reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Huludao
Ops desks rating airline catering services at ZYXC
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our flight changed at short notice and we arranged technical stop catering at Huludao (XEN/ZYXC). Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. A dependable option for irregular operations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ali — Cabin Service Coordinator
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged off-station catering at Huludao (XEN/ZYXC). The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. We would be comfortable using the service there again. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ian — Ad Hoc Operations Manager
“The operations team needed an airline catering quote for Huludao (XEN/ZYXC) with very little time to decide. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Cecilia — Station Operations Supervisor
Huludao (ZYXC / XEN): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | ZYXC |
Inflight catering FAQ for ZYXC
Technical stop catering questions at Huludao airport
What operations gets asked every week about Huludao.
Ask operations directly →Whose halal, kosher and special meal requirements does Huludao production cover?
For every passenger on the manifest, halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line, with the full range of IATA SPML codes documented and sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Is government, VIP and VVIP flight catering handled at this airport under protocol?
The same named coordinator runs every government flight catering and VIP flight catering movement here, working to a household or state protocol file that is documented per passenger before boarding.
At what point does an order for XEN need to be placed, and how late can the specification change?
The first step is confirming the cabin count and mission type against the loading window, and from there a specification can still move closer to departure than a fixed lead time would suggest, subject to what the kitchen has in production.
Does ZYXC private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal are reached from the same kitchen, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, so a business aviation movement is never a separate standard.
Jet catering at airports near Huludao
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Jinzhou
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
YKH / ZYYK
Yingkou
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aviation catering quote for Huludao, China
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Uplift at Huludao (XEN)