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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Yichun, China
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Yichun (ZYLD / LDS)
LDS (IATA) · ZYLD (ICAO)
At Yichun, the narrow-body reference code sets the loading plan: single-aisle stands, one galley door height, and a fitted set of hi-loaders sized to it rather than to a wide-body ramp. In-flight catering here runs from that constraint outward, with inflight catering staged to the aircraft door and uplift timed to the turnaround rather than the wider apron.
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 — Yichun
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Yichun, China
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at ZYLD / LDS
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Yichun (LDS)
Ramp access at Yichun is planned around one single-aisle galley door rather than several boarding points, so the catering uplift moves in one sequence instead of parallel loads. The apron here takes one hi-loader run per rotation, timed to the door rather than to a wide-body split. That sequencing, not a wider apron footprint, sets how fast the aircraft is ready.
Between the flight kitchen and the narrow-body stand at ZYLD sit screening, an escort through the airside gate, and the apron traffic proper to a single galley door. Chain of custody runs from the sealed cart to the signature at handover, with nothing opened in between; galley catering is logged, not assumed. We plan the catering uplift against the busiest slot on that apron, and the temperature is read at sealing and again when the cart reaches the galley, so the record covers the whole route rather than one end of it.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Yichun departures
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at Yichun, China
Airport catering for Yichun runs from one flight kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under a single roof, built to feed a narrow-body rotation rather than a wide-body wave. The HACCP standard governs every stage between the larder and the sealed cart, with the cold chain held from that point until the cart reaches the galley door. Airport catering at ZYLD is planned around that single production line, not split across several.
The team behind government flight catering at Yichun is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the household paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. Catering at ZYLD for a delegation or a state movement follows that same crew and that same access list, rotation after rotation, rather than whoever is on shift that day.
VIP flight catering menus for LDS departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at ZYLD / LDS
Menus at LDS are written to the cabin and the mission, from a full First and Business specification down to a main-cabin tray set, and adjusted for the length and the class mix of the rotation rather than issued as one fixed card. China's produce sits in the plan where the season allows it, dairy, orchard fruit and regional fish worked into the main-cabin and Business sets alongside the standing specification. VVIP and government rotations through Yichun carry their own written brief, held on file between movements rather than rebuilt each time. Every tray is labelled per passenger and per cabin for allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, with inflight catering documentation travelling sealed with the cart.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Yichun are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and household requirements served on request rather than fixed to a single card. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same brief each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LDS take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the narrow-body galley, with crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster. Cabin crew meals travel in the same sealed cart, tray sets and meal boxes counted against the loading sheet before departure.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Yichun are documented per passenger: halal and kosher sets, the full range of IATA special meal codes, and household or medical requirements held on file between movements. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at ZYLD
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 Yichun airport
Yichun works a narrow-body traffic profile, with the aerodrome reference code setting single-aisle stands and one galley door per aircraft rather than a wide-body split. That mix keeps a delegation or a repeat charter to one documentation set and one loading sequence rather than several running in parallel, which is what airline catering and airport catering at Yichun are planned around.
The uplift moves from our flight kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, sized to the narrow-body door height, with our own crew on the ramp for the escort and the handover. In-flight catering and aviation catering here run off that single sequence, and inflight catering at ZYLD is staged to the turnaround rather than to a wider apron footprint.
One coordinator carries the rotation end to end, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Yichun, China
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Government and state flight catering at LDS
Yichun's narrow-body reference code means a state movement is worked on the same single-aisle stands as scheduled traffic, so protocol has to be carried in the paperwork rather than in a separate ramp footprint. Government flight catering here documents that paperwork per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before a head of state departure is ever staged.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Yichun
We hold the same written household specification at Yichun that we hold at any narrow-body stand, on file between movements rather than rebuilt for each one. Our crews serve private airliners and business aircraft on the royal flight catering brief, with halal and household requirements produced on request against that standing file at LDS.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ZYLD
The narrow-body reference code at Yichun is the working constant for a charter operator: single-aisle stands, one galley door, one hi-loader run per rotation. Charter flight catering at Yichun covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Yichun staged in the order the galleys are laid out and counted against the loading sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ZYLD
The narrow-body reference code at Yichun sets single-aisle stands, which means a carrier working this station as an outstation gets one galley door and one hi-loader run rather than a parallel wide-body load. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering move off that same sequence, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed to the roster for every leg.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Yichun
A business jet or a narrow-body private airliner works the same reference-code stands as scheduled traffic at Yichun, which keeps its uplift on one familiar ramp sequence rather than a separate footprint. Private jet catering in Yichun is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on that sequence, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline load.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at ZYLD / LDS
Ops desks rating airline catering services at Yichun
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We requested aviation catering packaging at Yichun (LDS/ZYLD) and the packaging worked very well onboard. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Very cabin-friendly catering. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Naomi — Flight Operations Specialist
“We used the team for ad hoc catering at Yichun (LDS/ZYLD) during a tight turnaround. The team stayed in contact with operations, adjusted to the new timing, and kept the aircraft handover simple. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Fabio — Ramp Operations Manager
“I needed reliable business jet catering at Yichun (LDS/ZYLD) for a same-day departure. The food arrived fresh and well presented, with clear labels and packaging that actually worked in our galley. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Khalid — VIP Trip Manager
Airport catering data for Yichun (ZYLD / LDS)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | ZYLD |
Business jet catering questions at LDS
Technical stop catering questions at LDS
What operations gets asked every week about Yichun.
Ask operations directly →Do you produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes at Yichun airport?
Yes, produced on a dedicated line and documented per passenger: halal, kosher and the full set of SPML codes are logged against the loading sheet before the cart is sealed.
How much does airline catering cost at LDS?
The HACCP-run kitchen and the narrow-body loading sequence set the baseline, and airline catering cost then follows cabin count, specification and loading window, with the desk returning a written quotation rather than a published rate.
Can an order still change close to departure at ZYLD?
The lead time depends on the specification and the cabin mix, so an early booking holds the loading window while last minute airline catering changes are worked against how far in advance the standing order was filed.
Given the narrow-body stands worked at Yichun, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
There is FBO catering across every operator on the field, delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift rather than a separate private jet catering run.
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Inflight catering quote for Yichun airport
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Yichun (LDS / ZYLD)
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Yichun (LDS)