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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Panzhihua, China
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Panzhihua (ZUZH / PZI)
PZI (IATA) · ZUZH (ICAO)
AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering at Panzhihua on a narrow-body reference code, which sets the hi-loader reach and the wide-body deck height our crews work to on every rotation through ZUZH. Uplift here moves from the sealed cart straight to galley height, so in-flight catering leaves our kitchen ready for the door rather than staged on the tarmac.
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 — Panzhihua
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Panzhihua, China
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at PZI
In-flight catering, sealed cart to galley door, ZUZH / PZI
Panzhihua's narrow-body reference code sets the ramp access our hi-loader works within, and the catering uplift is planned around that fixed geometry rather than around a rough estimate. Every cart that crosses the apron here follows the same escorted path from kitchen to galley door, timed against the turnaround rather than the clock on the wall. That path is what a loading sheet at ZUZH actually measures, sealed cart to signed handover.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Panzhihua sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the chain of custody is planned against the busiest version of that route rather than the easiest one. Every catering uplift leaving the galley catering line is sealed before the convoy moves, and the seal number travels with the paperwork rather than being checked once and forgotten. Temperature is logged at the kitchen door and again at the aircraft, so the record that reaches the aircraft matches the one that left the cold room at Panzhihua.
One seal, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at Panzhihua.
Crew meals and pilot meals for ZUZH departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Panzhihua
The flight kitchen at PZI runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, feeding airport catering across scheduled, charter and government movements through Panzhihua. That single-roof layout is what keeps airport catering in China consistent rotation to rotation rather than assembled ad hoc for each flight. Every tray leaving the line at PZI is produced and checked to HACCP, with the cold chain held from the larder to the sealed cart.
The team that handles government flight catering at Panzhihua is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned flight by flight. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, and access to the cleared area runs off a fixed list rather than a daily pass. That continuity is what lets a written specification for a repeat movement stay unchanged between visits to ZUZH.
VIP flight catering menus for Panzhihua airport departures
VVIP catering written per mission at PZI
AERO GOURMET writes its inflight catering at Panzhihua to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed tray, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP movement leave the same kitchen on different specifications. Menus draw on produce from the surrounding Sichuan region where the facts allow it, kept general rather than tied to a single dish or a named supplier. Seasonal changes move through the specification on a set cycle, never mid-rotation, so a carrier sourcing from Panzhihua sees the same tray family across a season. Every diet, allergen, halal, kosher or medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it reaches the cart.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Panzhihua are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than assumed. The presentation is checked against that standing order before the cart is sealed, so ZUZH sees the same finish on every repeat rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at PZI take multi-choice hot service in 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 business cabin service and crew provisioning on two distinct lines out of Panzhihua.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at ZUZH are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher trays for inflight catering are produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave it, keeping cross-contact controlled ahead of loading at Panzhihua.
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 ZUZH
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.
Aviation catering delivered to the stand at Panzhihua, China
Panzhihua's narrow-body reference code shapes how every rotation is worked here: a scheduled service, a diplomatic movement and a repeat charter all draw on the same stand geometry, which turns a documentation problem for one flight and a repetition problem for another into a single planning routine rather than three separate ones.
Uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, boarded through the galley door under escort rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own loading crew working the ramp on airside badges held for that purpose.
On every movement through ZUZH we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts checked at both ends, and a signed handover before the aircraft doors close.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Panzhihua
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Government and state flight catering at PZI
A head of state aircraft working a narrow-body reference code still needs its protocol file handled to the same standard as any wide-body movement, and that file is what government flight catering at Panzhihua is built around. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves our kitchen, with the record documented per passenger ahead of boarding.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Panzhihua
At a station holding a narrow-body reference code, royal flight catering still runs to the same written household specification kept on file between movements as it would on a wide-body stand. Private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types among them, are boarded to that standing file, with halal and household requirements produced on request at PZI.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ZUZH
Sequencing a full cabin uplift against a narrow-body reference code means staging trays in the exact order the galleys are laid out, since there is no spare stand to absorb a late change. Charter flight catering at Panzhihua for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is counted against the loading sheet before the cart leaves the kitchen, the same discipline repeated for every charter flight catering run at ZUZH.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at PZI
Panzhihua's narrow-body reference code governs the stand geometry that every carrier using this field as an outstation has to plan around. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that same stand plan, AOG covered on the same duty roster, with crew meals in Panzhihua boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Panzhihua
Panzhihua's reference code is narrow-body, which keeps business aviation working the same ramp geometry as the scheduled traffic beside it. Private jet catering at Panzhihua reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered by our dedicated branch rather than assembled at the stand.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at ZUZH / PZI
Flight departments on jet catering at ZUZH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Panzhihua (PZI/ZUZH) as an airline catering partner. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Yasmin — Trip Support Manager
“We used the service for airline catering in Panzhihua on a VIP rotation through PZI/ZUZH. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. 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
Chloe — Duty Station Manager
“I requested special meal codes for passengers departing Panzhihua (PZI/ZUZH) and the labeling was excellent. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Rebecca — Private Jet Operations Manager
Flight catering station reference for Panzhihua (ZUZH / PZI)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | ZUZH |
Airline catering services FAQ for Panzhihua airport
Outstation catering and access questions at Panzhihua airport
What operations gets asked every week about Panzhihua.
Ask operations directly →Can we deliver airline catering airside at ZUZH?
Yes, airside delivery runs the full route from our kitchen to the stand, with the uplift boarded by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Where does Panzhihua fall on lead time for a changed specification?
The loading sheet fixes the cut-off for each rotation, and it shows how far in advance an order needs to be placed against how late a specification can still move; last minute airline catering is worked against that same sheet rather than a separate rule.
Which routes carry private jet catering to the airport at Panzhihua?
The same sealed cart and hi-loader route used for scheduled traffic carries FBO catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flights at PZI?
We hold VIP flight catering and government flight catering to a documented protocol, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift checked before it leaves the kitchen.
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