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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Tianshui, China
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Tianshui (ZLTS / THQ)
THQ (IATA) · ZLTS (ICAO)
Narrow-body is the reference code held at Tianshui, and it sets the frame every rotation is boarded against here. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift to galley height on this stand, with wide-body volume and VIP standards worked from one ramp-side kitchen.
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 — Tianshui
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for THQ
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at ZLTS / THQ
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Tianshui (THQ)
The reference code held at Tianshui sets a single loading sequence rather than a set of separate ones, so every catering uplift here follows the same steps regardless of the operator on the stand. Ramp access is granted once, at the start of the cycle, and it carries the cart from the kitchen door to the apron without a second clearance. What the airport name and the two codes do not change is the order those steps run in.
Between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the galley catering handover at the stand, the convoy crosses screening, an escort point and apron traffic — and it is the convoy, not the food, that carries the risk on any catering uplift. We plan the route against the busiest version of that crossing rather than the average one, holding chain of custody from the first seal to the last signature. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at the galley door, so the record closes before the aircraft does.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the galley signature.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Tianshui airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Tianshui, China
Airport catering at Tianshui is provisioned from a flight kitchen built to serve a narrow-body-grade stand rather than a mixed wide-body apron, which keeps the production line short between the ovens and the loading dock. Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell sit under the same roof, run to HACCP, so a single audit trail covers every tray leaving the building. That structure is what lets airport catering here move from a standing menu cycle to an ad hoc uplift without changing kitchens.
The crew that handles government flight catering at Tianshui is the same named team on every rotation, holding security clearance on file and sitting on the access list before a delegation lands. They are trained to the household standards a royal booking requires as well as to the paperwork that has to travel sealed with a state uplift, so the same desk answers both. That continuity, not a larger roster, is what a protocol officer is actually checking for at THQ.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at THQ
VVIP catering written per mission at ZLTS / THQ
Menus at Tianshui are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted to the season, so a First-cabin cycle and a group-charter cycle never share a specification by accident. Where local sourcing is used, it draws on the region's produce in general terms — dairy, orchard fruit, grains — worked into a plated or tray format rather than named as a dish. Every inflight catering set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical codes, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. That labelling is checked against the loading sheet, not against memory, on every cycle produced here.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Tianshui are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order. VIP flight catering here is checked line by line against that order before the cart is sealed, not against a general standard.
Business cabins
Business cabins at THQ run multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the fitted galley, with crew meals and cabin crew meals boxed separately from the passenger load. Pilot meals are held to a distinct specification and sealed apart, so the flight deck set never mixes with the cabin one.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Tianshui are documented per passenger rather than by cabin average, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on its own line and sealed before it joins the main inflight catering load, keeping the record clean from kitchen to galley.
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 standards for aviation catering at Tianshui, China
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 Tianshui airport
Tianshui carries a mix of scheduled, ad hoc and government movements across a single narrow-body-grade stand, which turns every delegation into a documentation task and every peak wave into a capacity task rather than a routine one. Airline catering and aviation catering here are planned against that mix rather than against a fixed timetable, because the same stand has to absorb whichever profile lands on a given day.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height under ramp access held on our own badges, with the loading crew working directly against the flight's galley plan. Inflight catering and in-flight catering at Tianshui run off that single route rather than a set of alternatives, which keeps the sequence identical between a scheduled sector and a diversion.
On every booking we commit one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the stand, regardless of how the traffic profile shifts that week.
Government, royal and charter flight catering at Tianshui, China
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Government and state flight catering at ZLTS
At Tianshui, the narrow-body reference code governing the stand still carries a full protocol file for delegations and state visits, documented per passenger rather than by headcount. Government flight catering here puts security-cleared staff on every head of state movement, with the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at THQ
Sequencing a royal household load around a single narrow-body stand means the protocol cart boards before the main cabin load, not after it, so the reference code at Tianshui sets the order rather than the volume. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, covering private airliners such as BBJ and ACJ configurations, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Tianshui
Narrow-body is the reference code held at this stand, which fixes a full three-cabin uplift to one loading sequence rather than to a mixed wide-body plan. Charter flight catering at ZLTS and charter flight catering at Tianshui cover ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ZLTS
The narrow-body reference code carried at Tianshui is what a scheduled fleet actually books against when it treats this station as an outstation, and it is also what ad hoc airline catering is planned to when a rotation changes at short notice. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off the same duty roster here, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern, while crew meals in China travel on the same seal as the cabin load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at THQ
We work the GA apron at Tianshui under the same narrow-body reference code that governs the main stand, which keeps one ramp routine for both kinds of traffic. Private jet catering at ZLTS reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at ZLTS / THQ
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Tianshui
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our flight changed at short notice and we arranged diverted flight catering at Tianshui (THQ/ZLTS). Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. A dependable option for irregular operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Isabella — Flight Services Coordinator
“We needed airline catering at outstations for a flight through Tianshui (THQ/ZLTS) and the process was much easier than expected. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. A solid solution for outstation operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Esther — Station Operations Supervisor
“For our flight at Tianshui (THQ/ZLTS), we needed a quick airline catering cost before confirming the order. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. The clear communication made the booking easy. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Pierre — Corporate Aviation Manager
Tianshui (ZLTS / THQ): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | ZLTS |
Business jet catering questions at THQ
Diversion catering and ramp questions at THQ
What operations gets asked every week about Tianshui.
Ask operations directly →Given the narrow-body reference code at ZLTS, how far in advance must an order be placed, and how late can the specification still change?
There is a standing lead time for the base order, and the specification can still move closer to departure for cabin count, special meal counts and last minute airline catering adjustments, provided the change is confirmed before the cart is sealed.
Tianshui — are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced here, and how are they documented?
Every tray set carrying halal, kosher or another SPML code is built on a separate production line and labelled per passenger, so special meals never rely on a verbal note at handover.
How far does private jet catering at Tianshui Airport reach on the field, including the FBOs and the GA terminal?
The standard held for FBO catering is the same one used on the main stand, so any FBO on the field and the GA terminal receive the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
At which point in the booking process do VIP, VVIP and government flights at THQ move onto protocol handling?
The first step is the security-clearance check on the crew list, run before menu planning starts, after which VIP flight catering and government flight catering both follow the same sealed-uplift protocol.
Does airline catering at ZLTS deliver airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft here?
Every cart is boarded by hi-loader to galley height under ramp access held on our own badges, so airside delivery is the standard route rather than an exception.
Whose figures decide what airline catering costs at Tianshui, since no price list is published?
For any booking, the quotation depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, and the desk returns a figure once those three are known.
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