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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Xinyuan, China
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Xinyuan (ZWNL / NLT)
NLT (IATA) · ZWNL (ICAO)
At Xinyuan (ZWNL / NLT), a single narrow-body reference field sets the loading plan: every wide-body diversion or VIP movement is worked stand by stand rather than assumed. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering here by hi-loader to galley height, holding the uplift on the same ramp access from kitchen seal to cabin door.
2,300 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Xinyuan
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at ZWNL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Xinyuan, China
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Xinyuan airport
Per rotation, the loading window at Xinyuan runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door, held against the narrow-body reference code the field is built to. Ramp access is booked before the cart moves, so the convoy crosses the apron on a fixed path rather than a queue. Every catering uplift here is timed against that same path, not against the flight schedule alone.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Xinyuan sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst of the three rather than the average. A single narrow-body stand means one queue, not several, so the chain of custody stays with one escort from seal to signature. Every catering uplift is logged twice: once when the cart is sealed, again when the galley crew signs for it. Nothing crosses the apron at ZWNL without both signatures on file.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing in between.
Airline food supplier for ZWNL / NLT rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Xinyuan (NLT)
The flight kitchen that provisions Xinyuan runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from seal to signature. Airport catering at NLT and airport catering at ZWNL share the same cold chain from that one kitchen, so a diversion and a scheduled rotation draw on the same tray sets rather than two separate lines. That single site is what lets flight kitchen output at Xinyuan move on one loading sheet instead of several.
The team that handles government flight catering at Xinyuan is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, and trained to royal household standards regardless of which movement is on the board. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, ahead of the tray count. Chain of custody runs with that same crew from the kitchen seal to the cabin signature, with no substitution mid-rotation.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Xinyuan
VVIP catering written per mission at Xinyuan, China
Menus at Xinyuan are designed to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted to season, drawing on the region's dairy, orchard fruit and river fish where a rotation calls for local sourcing. That range runs from a single passenger meal box to a full VVIP specification, and it is the inflight catering plan for the flight that decides which end of it is used. Every set carries documented allergen, halal and kosher labelling per passenger and per cabin, filed against the loading sheet before it leaves the kitchen. Special dietary and medical requirements travel on the same paperwork as the tray count, never as a separate request.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Xinyuan are held to a written specification, with à-la-carte and plated service available on request rather than assumed by default. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order before the cart is sealed, so the presentation on board matches the paperwork at the kitchen.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ZWNL run on multi-choice hot service, boxed to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same tray sets, boxed to the roster rather than to the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements in Xinyuan are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. That inflight catering line is produced separately from the main run and sealed before it joins the rest of the load.
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-compliant aircraft catering at ZWNL / NLT
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 ZWNL
Xinyuan is worked as a narrow-body reference field with one runway, which turns most rotations here into single-stand movements rather than a wave pattern: a diversion or a VIP arrival is a documentation and sequencing problem before it is ever a volume one. Charter and government traffic share that same single stand, so the loading order is fixed at booking, not adjusted on the ramp.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader to galley height, sealed at our kitchen and escorted across the apron to the one wide-body-capable stand this field runs. Airport catering in China and airline catering in China both move through that same narrow corridor here, which is why the schedule is built around the stand rather than around the aircraft type.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, and the handover is signed at the galley door before the cart returns. Aviation catering at Xinyuan and in-flight catering at ZWNL both close on that same signed sheet, with inflight catering in China logged to the same file.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Xinyuan (NLT)
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Government and state flight catering at ZWNL
One narrow-body stand at Xinyuan, which means a state movement is scheduled around it rather than alongside other traffic. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, ready ahead of any head of state arrival.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at NLT
Our kitchen holds a written household specification on file between movements, built for the narrow-body reference this field runs to rather than assumed from a wide-body template. Royal flight catering and VVIP work at Xinyuan cover private airliners including BBJ and ACJ configurations, with the royal household's halal and dietary requirements produced on request from that same standing file.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Xinyuan
The narrow-body reference code at Xinyuan governs how a group charter is staged here, one stand at a time rather than in parallel. Charter flight catering in Xinyuan for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions delivers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at ZWNL follows that same sheet through to signature.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ZWNL
A single narrow-body reference stand at Xinyuan means an ad hoc airline catering request has to be sequenced against whatever is already on the ramp, not simply added to it. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering here run off one duty roster, with AOG covered on the same file across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at NLT
A business jet on approach to Xinyuan's single stand draws on the same narrow-body reference that governs every other movement here, which keeps its slot fixed rather than opportunistic. Private jet catering at Xinyuan reaches the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Xinyuan, China
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at ZWNL / NLT
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We used sports team charter catering at Xinyuan (NLT/ZWNL) for a team charter and had a good experience. They handled the nutrition requests well and kept everything organized for fast distribution onboard. A good partner for sports charter operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Mehdi — Charter Logistics Manager
“Our flight through Xinyuan (NLT/ZWNL) required humanitarian flight catering with limited preparation time. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. We appreciated the flexibility. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Eric — Freighter Operations Coordinator
“We used the team at Xinyuan (NLT/ZWNL) for freighter crew meals on a night operation. Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. We would use them again for another cargo sector. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Elisa — Flight Assistance Manager
Airport catering profile for Xinyuan (ZWNL / NLT)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,300 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | ZWNL |
Aircraft catering questions at Xinyuan, China
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Xinyuan
What operations gets asked every week about Xinyuan.
Ask operations directly →What is the lead time for placing an order at Xinyuan, and how far in advance can a specification still change?
We work to a fixed loading window: how far in advance a full change can be made depends on the cabin count, but a late specification swap is never treated as last minute airline catering if it reaches the kitchen before the cart is sealed.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at NLT?
Yes, with the protocol file run separately from the standard tray count: VIP flight catering and government flight catering here both follow a documented chain of custody from kitchen to cabin.
ZWNL — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart from our kitchen to galley height, so airline catering here is boarded directly rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with airside delivery held on our own ramp access.
Can Xinyuan private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
A single narrow-body stand covers the whole field, so private jet catering and FBO catering both move on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with no separate route.
With one runway and one reference stand governing every rotation, what does airline catering cost at Xinyuan?
There is no published price list: a quotation depends on the cabin count, the specification and the loading window booked against that single stand, and the desk comes back with a figure once those are known.
How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes documented at NLT?
NLT-bound orders carry every special meal request as SPML codes filed against the passenger list, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before they join the main load.
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