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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Shenzhen, China
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Shenzhen (ZGSZ / SZX)
SZX (IATA) · ZGSZ (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code at Shenzhen (ZGSZ) governs a ramp built for large-body loading, and it means our crews board a full three-cabin uplift without staging trays at the foot of the aircraft. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here on hi-loaders lifted to galley height, airside, for scheduled, charter, VIP and government flights out of Shenzhen, China.
3,800 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
3
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 — Shenzhen
Hi-loader aviation catering on the Shenzhen airport apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Shenzhen
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Shenzhen, China
The loading window at Shenzhen runs from the sealed cart at our flight kitchen to the galley door on the wide-body stand, and it is measured on every rotation rather than assumed. Ramp access is held on our own clearances, so the catering uplift moves under one continuous chain of custody instead of changing hands at a gate. That sequence is what a multi-class cabin load depends on when the stand assignment shifts late at ZGSZ.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Shenzhen sit screening, escort clearance and apron traffic crossing three runways, and the catering uplift is planned against the worst case each of those can add rather than the average one. A single named coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, so no handover point is left without a person responsible for it. Temperatures are logged at sealing and again at the galley catering handover, closing the cold chain with a signature at the aircraft rather than a note on a clipboard.
One coordinator carries the load, seal to signature, stand by stand.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Shenzhen, China departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at ZGSZ / SZX
Three runways at Shenzhen carry a traffic mix that a single flight kitchen has to answer without slowing any one rotation, so hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell run under one roof rather than across separate sites. Airport catering at Shenzhen is planned to that layout, with airport catering at ZGSZ scheduled against the stand plan rather than a fixed daily list. The flight kitchen at SZX runs to a documented HACCP standard, holding the cold chain from production through to the sealed cart.
The three runways at Shenzhen bring enough traffic variety that government flight catering here is worked by the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Staff on that team carry security clearance on file, sit on the access list for the ramp, and are trained to household standards for protocol movements. Sealed uplift and its chain of custody stay with that same crew from the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Halal airline meals and special meals at ZGSZ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Shenzhen
Wide-body operations at Shenzhen call for menus written to the cabin fitted on the aircraft and the mission it is flying, not a single fixed list run across every departure. Inflight catering here draws on produce from across China, from orchard fruit to regional dairy and fish, set into a specification rather than named as a dish. The VIP flight menu and the charter flight menu are built from the same kitchen but written to separate cabin specifications, adjusted seasonally as produce changes through the year. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled and tracked from production through to the galley.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Shenzhen are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order at ZGSZ, so a repeat rotation is served to the same record each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SZX run on multi-choice hot service built to a galley-ready tray-set standard sized to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so crew meals at ZGSZ move with the same sealed handover as the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Shenzhen are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering at Shenzhen produces these on a separate line from the main service and seals them before they leave the kitchen for 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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Shenzhen
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 Shenzhen (SZX)
Three runways at Shenzhen carry scheduled, charter and government traffic together, and that mix turns catering into three different problems on the same ramp: a delegation is a documentation problem, a peak bank of departures is a capacity problem, and a repeat rotation is a repetition problem the specification has to survive unchanged.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader lifted to galley door height, with our own crews holding ramp access badges rather than handing the cart across at a gate. Airside delivery to the wide-body stand keeps the load under one chain of custody from the kitchen door to the galley, and inflight catering in China at this scale depends on that single unbroken route. Airline catering in Shenzhen and aviation catering at SZX both run off the one ops desk that plans the stand sequence for the day.
On every rotation we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the aircraft, so airport catering at ZGSZ and in-flight catering in Shenzhen answer to the same standard whatever the mission.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Shenzhen airport
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Government and state flight catering at Shenzhen
A runway of 3800 metres at Shenzhen brings in the wide-body aircraft that government flight catering here is built around, from delegation movements to official transfers. Head of state aircraft are handled to a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for ZGSZ.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ZGSZ
Private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — are boarded here under the same wide-body reference code that clears a scheduled aircraft onto the stand. Royal flight catering at Shenzhen holds a written household specification on file between movements, with royal household dietary and halal requirements produced against that same record on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SZX
Across a runway long enough to bring in wide-body charter traffic at Shenzhen, ACMI and wet-lease movements, group charters and multi-leg tour rotations are boarded on the same wide-body stands as scheduled flights. Charter flight catering here runs a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, with charter flight catering at ZGSZ staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Shenzhen
Our crews work the wide-body reference code held at Shenzhen into every stand assignment, which lets ad hoc airline catering move onto a rotation with the same loading sequence as a scheduled one. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off the one duty roster at SZX, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a separate booking path.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ZGSZ
Boarding a business aircraft on a wide-body stand means sequencing a smaller cart load around the same reference-code clearances that govern a larger airframe, and that constraint sets how private jet catering in Shenzhen is staged. FBO catering reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as business aviation catering and business jet catering for a scheduled uplift.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Shenzhen (SZX)
Flight departments on jet catering at SZX
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged group charter catering for the group at Shenzhen (SZX/ZGSZ) after a late schedule update. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. The crew was happy with the organization. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Malik — Airport Services Manager
“Our flight through Shenzhen (SZX/ZGSZ) required military charter catering with limited preparation time. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. Strong support for a demanding operation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Akira — Private Aviation Manager
“Our freighter crew needed cargo airline catering at Shenzhen (SZX/ZGSZ) during a short turnaround. Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. Simple, efficient, and on time. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Irene — Charter Planning Manager
Station data for airport catering at Shenzhen (ZGSZ / SZX)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,800 m |
| Runways | 3 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ZGSZ |
Outstation catering questions at ZGSZ
Diversion catering and ramp questions at ZGSZ
What operations gets asked every week about Shenzhen.
Ask operations directly →What does airline catering cost at SZX?
We price every quotation against the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than a fixed list, since we publish no standing price sheet. The desk returns a quotation once those three points are confirmed for the rotation.
How is airline catering delivered airside at ZGSZ?
ZGSZ traffic is boarded by hi-loader lifted to galley door height, with our crews holding their own ramp access badges rather than passing the load across at a gate. Airside delivery keeps the sealed cart under one chain of custody from the kitchen to the aircraft.
Which protocol governs VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Shenzhen?
The cart and loader sequence used for a scheduled aircraft is the same one used for a state or household movement, with the protocol file documented per passenger before departure. Government flight catering and VIP flight catering both move under that sealed, security-cleared route.
Are last minute changes possible at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport?
The duty coordinator holds a standing lead time for a full specification change but can still adjust a cabin count or a dietary line close to departure. Last minute airline catering is worked case by case against the loading window rather than turned away outright.
When does private jet catering reach the FBOs at SZX?
Once a stand or GA terminal slot is confirmed, FBO catering is scheduled onto the same kitchen run as the day's airline uplift rather than a separate one. Private jet catering then moves on the same cold chain and paperwork as any other rotation that day.
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Shenzhen (SZX)