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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Shiyan, China
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Shiyan (ZHSY / WDS)
WDS (IATA) · ZHSY (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference field, Shiyan boards a single-aisle cabin from a stand worked to one loading sheet, with hi-loader access carrying trays straight to galley height rather than to the foot of the aircraft. In-flight catering here runs on that sequence: sealed uplift, airside handover, and inflight catering staged to the same standard on every rotation this station handles.
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 — Shiyan
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, ZHSY / WDS
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Shiyan departures
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Shiyan, China
Ramp access is what the loading window at Shiyan actually measures: the interval from sealed cart to galley door, not a promise printed on a schedule. On a narrow-body stand the apron sequence is short and fixed, so the catering uplift has one pass to get right, timed from kitchen dispatch to the moment the hi-loader clears the aircraft. Every stage between those two points is logged against the same reference, at ZHSY as at every station we work.
The convoy between our kitchen and the apron at Shiyan is the part of the operation we plan hardest, not the galley catering itself: screening, escort and the traffic crossing a narrow-body stand all sit ahead of the aircraft in the sequence. We build the catering uplift around whichever of those is slowest that day, so the loading window at WDS holds even when the apron does not. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover on the stand, and the load carries a signature at both ends. That chain of custody runs unbroken from the galley door back to where the cart was packed, with one name accountable for the whole route.
One sealed route, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for ZHSY / WDS
Airline food supplier crews cleared for ZHSY / WDS
The flight kitchen provisioning Shiyan runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to hold the cold chain intact from pack-out to hi-loader. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the stand. Airport catering at ZHSY draws on that single site rather than a scatter of subcontracted lines, which is what lets airport catering here hold one standard across a scheduled rotation, a charter and a diverted aircraft alike.
The team behind government flight catering at Shiyan is a single named crew, not a rotating pool: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the same standards a royal household expects of anyone near a sealed uplift. That security clearance is checked before a badge is issued, not after a delegation lands, and it covers the driver on the convoy as much as the loader on the ramp. Nothing about that chain changes between a scheduled service and a state movement through WDS.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at ZHSY
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Shiyan
Menus for Shiyan are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted to the season, drawing on the produce of the wider region around Shiyan and China without naming a single supplier or a single dish. Inflight catering here spans a VIP flight menu plated to a written specification through to a charter flight menu built around multi-choice hot service, sized to whichever galley the aircraft carries. Every set travels with its documentation: allergen declarations, halal and kosher marks, and any medical requirement, filed per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that paperwork attached to it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Shiyan take VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. The presentation is filed against the standing order for WDS, so a repeat rotation is plated the same way each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ZHSY run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals travel alongside the cabin service: cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and rostered against the same loading sheet.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Shiyan are documented per passenger before the cart is packed, covering halal and kosher sets, special meal codes filed to the IATA SPML standard, and any household or medical requirement on file. Each set is produced on its own line and sealed apart from the main run, so inflight catering here never mixes a documented meal with an undocumented one.
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 WDS
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 Shiyan (WDS)
WDS's narrow-body reference code sets the traffic this station actually carries: scheduled turns, charter movements and the occasional government aircraft, each working the same single stand rather than a bank of wide-body gates. A delegation through Shiyan is a documentation problem before it is a volume one, and a repeat charter rotation is a repetition problem, both handled off the same stand rather than off separate infrastructure.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader, carried from our kitchen to the apron and boarded straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft; airline catering in China follows that same route wherever the traffic profile allows it. In-flight catering at Shiyan and aviation catering at ZHSY run off one desk, so a diversion or a technical stop is worked by the same team that plans the scheduled rotation.
One coordinator holds the file for every movement through WDS, from sealed cart to signed handover, and airport catering at WDS is committed stand by stand rather than promised in general.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at ZHSY / WDS
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Government and state flight catering at Shiyan
On the narrow-body stand that this reference field is built around, a head of state aircraft is worked to the same single-stand sequence as any scheduled movement, with the protocol layer added rather than a separate ramp. Government flight catering at WDS documents that protocol per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ZHSY
Because the narrow-body reference code fixes this field to one stand and one sequence, a private airliner working Shiyan is slotted into that same routing rather than a separate VIP ramp. Royal flight catering at WDS holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at WDS
One narrow-body stand, and every charter rotation through it is counted against the same loading sheet rather than a plan per operator. Charter flight catering at Shiyan covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at ZHSY staged in the order the aircraft's galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Shiyan
A single-aisle aircraft working the narrow-body stand at WDS can be boarded on short notice, because the reference code that governs this field keeps the ramp sequence to one stand and one routing. Ad hoc airline catering covers carriers running Shiyan as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation through ZHSY.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ZHSY
Our kitchen works the same narrow-body reference stand at Shiyan for business aviation as for a scheduled turn, routing the uplift to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal rather than to a separate ramp. Private jet catering in Shiyan runs on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, delivered by the ramp handler on duty that day.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Shiyan, China
Flight departments on jet catering at WDS
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Shiyan (WDS/ZHSY) for presidential flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Akira — Outstation Manager
“For a VIP rotation through Shiyan (WDS/ZHSY), we used the team for ACJ catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Andrea — VIP Aviation Coordinator
“We booked pilgrim flight catering at Shiyan (WDS/ZHSY) for a large group departure. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Marco — Charter Dispatch Manager
Airport catering profile for Shiyan (ZHSY / WDS)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | ZHSY |
Airline catering services FAQ for ZHSY
Diversion catering and ramp questions at ZHSY
What operations gets asked every week about Shiyan.
Ask operations directly →How does WDS handle VIP flight catering, VVIP movements and government flight catering under protocol?
WDS runs all three through the same cleared team and sealed-uplift procedure, with the protocol file documented per passenger before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at ZHSY, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Yes, by hi-loader: the sealed cart is driven to the stand and boarded straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Can you tell me what airline catering costs at Shiyan?
The figure depends on cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window requested, so our desk returns a quotation rather than a published price list.
Which special meal sets does Shiyan Airport produce, and how are they documented?
The loading crew packs halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes on a separate line, sealed apart from the main run and logged per passenger.
What does private jet catering at WDS actually cover for business aviation on the field?
We deliver FBO catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
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