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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Yiwu/Jinhua, China
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Yiwu/Jinhua (ZSYW / YIW)
YIW (IATA) · ZSYW (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held at Yiwu/Jinhua sets the stand size and the hi-loader clearance our carts are built to reach, so a full galley uplift boards without a single tray touching the tarmac. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering from one kitchen line at ZSYW, covering scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements with the same sealed handover on every rotation.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
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 — Yiwu/Jinhua
Wide-body inflight catering at Yiwu/Jinhua (YIW)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Yiwu/Jinhua
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Yiwu/Jinhua, China
When a rotation lands at Yiwu/Jinhua, the catering uplift is planned against the same wide-body reference code that sets the stand, so the cart is staged before ramp access is granted rather than after. Our crew works from the apron edge inward, sequencing the hi-loader run so the galley door opens to a load that is already accounted for. Nothing about the timing is left to the driver on the day: it is fixed at the kitchen and confirmed again on the stand.
Between our kitchen and the stand at ZSYW sit screening, an escort through the airside gate and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and the galley catering plan is built to absorb the worst of that sequence rather than hope around it. Chain of custody runs on a single sheet from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft, so nothing changes hands without a name against it. The catering uplift is logged at both ends: temperature taken when the cart is sealed, and taken again at the galley, before either signature is added.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley, nothing in between unaccounted for.
Crew meals and pilot meals for YIW departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at ZSYW / YIW
Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell sit under one roof behind Yiwu/Jinhua, which is what lets a full three-cabin order move through one line instead of several separate kitchens. Airport catering run this way holds HACCP standards across every section, from the cold larder to the tray line, so a delegation order and a scheduled rotation are produced under the same discipline. That single-site model is also what makes airport catering at ZSYW workable for a same-day change to a specification without breaking the cold chain.
The staff assigned to government flight catering at Yiwu/Jinhua are the same named team on every rotation, not a rota drawn fresh each time. Security clearance is held on file, each name sits on the access list before the shift starts, and every one of them is trained on the household service standards a protocol movement is checked against. That continuity is what a chain of custody actually depends on: the same hands sealing the cart at ZSYW that sign for it at the aircraft.
Halal airline meals and special meals at ZSYW
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at Yiwu/Jinhua
Menus for every cabin leaving Yiwu/Jinhua are written to the mission first and the season second, with produce drawn from the surrounding Zhejiang region worked into a specification rather than a fixed set of dishes. Inflight catering here moves from passenger meal boxes for a full charter load to a plated VVIP menu on the same day, without a change of kitchen. Every dietary and religious set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is loaded, so a specification travels with the tray rather than being confirmed after boarding. That documentation is checked against the manifest at the point of sealing, not left for the crew to sort out in the galley.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing ZSYW are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request against the standing order filed for the movement. VIP flight catering here is checked against that specification before sealing, so the presentation matches what was agreed rather than what is convenient on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Yiwu/Jinhua run on multi-choice hot service built to a written cabin specification, oven-ready and sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets and meal boxes clear the galley door in the sequence they are loaded, not sorted after the fact.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements leaving YIW are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Every one of those sets is produced on a separate line from the standard cabin run, so inflight catering with a dietary flag never shares a bench with an unmarked tray.
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 YIW
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 Yiwu/Jinhua (YIW)
Yiwu/Jinhua carries scheduled, charter and government movements across a single wide-body stand, which means a delegation and a repeat rotation can land in the same week and each is treated as its own documentation problem rather than folded into a standard run. Aviation catering at YIW is planned against that stand assignment before a rotation is confirmed, not adjusted once the aircraft is already on the ground.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen, staged at the ramp edge and boarded direct to galley height, with our own crew on the apron for every load. Inflight catering at Yiwu/Jinhua and in-flight catering at ZSYW run off that same sequence, and airport catering in Yiwu/Jinhua is planned stand by stand rather than against a generic turnaround time.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, and airline catering in Yiwu/Jinhua closes on a single handover sheet signed at the aircraft.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Yiwu/Jinhua (YIW)
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Government and state flight catering at Yiwu/Jinhua
A 3000 m runway at Yiwu/Jinhua is enough to take the aircraft types that carry a delegation, which is the first thing a protocol desk checks before booking a movement. Government flight catering here runs on a documented file per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and a head of state aircraft loaded from a cart sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ZSYW
A private airliner sized to the wide-body reference code at Yiwu/Jinhua boards here on the same stand used for scheduled traffic, which is what keeps a household rotation unremarkable on the apron. Royal flight catering at YIW holds a written specification on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at YIW
Across the single wide-body stand at Yiwu/Jinhua, the aerodrome reference code sets the ceiling on what a charter operator can bring in on one rotation. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering staged as a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet before boarding begins.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Yiwu/Jinhua
The wide-body reference code held at Yiwu/Jinhua is what lets an outstation carrier plan a full three-cabin load without a second kitchen on standby. Our crew treats ad hoc airline catering as the standard case here: outstation catering for carriers running ZSYW as a base, diversion catering when a rotation is rerouted onto our stand, and technical stop catering worked to the same specification as a scheduled turn.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ZSYW
Sharing the single wide-body stand at Yiwu/Jinhua with scheduled and charter traffic means a business aviation movement is sequenced into the same ramp plan rather than worked around it. Private jet catering at ZSYW reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, run through our dedicated business aviation branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Yiwu/Jinhua, China
Operators on commercial aviation catering at YIW
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We requested aviation catering packaging at Yiwu/Jinhua (YIW/ZSYW) and the packaging worked very well onboard. The order came ready for service with no unnecessary packaging or loose items to sort through. Very cabin-friendly catering. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Amir — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
“Our operation through Yiwu/Jinhua (YIW/ZSYW) included a catering uplift request at short notice. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. Good support for a changing flight schedule. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
John — Private Flight Coordinator
“I needed reliable private jet catering at Yiwu/Jinhua (YIW/ZSYW) for a same-day departure. The food arrived fresh and well presented, with clear labels and packaging that actually worked in our galley. I would definitely order from them again. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Kai — Delegation Travel Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Yiwu/Jinhua (ZSYW / YIW)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ZSYW |
Business jet catering questions at ZSYW
Technical stop catering questions at ZSYW
What operations gets asked every week about Yiwu/Jinhua.
Ask operations directly →ZSYW — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Our hi-loader carries the sealed cart from the kitchen straight to galley height, so airside delivery here means the tray never touches the tarmac between the truck and the door.
What is the lead time for an order out of Yiwu/Jinhua, and how late can the specification change?
We work to a confirmed lead time set at booking, but last minute airline catering changes to cabin count or dietary flags can still be absorbed up to the loading window without a second cart being built.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Yiwu/Jinhua, and under what protocol?
Yes, with a documented file per passenger and security-cleared staff on the access list handling VIP flight catering and government flight catering under the same protocol sheet as a household movement.
How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for flights out of YIW?
YIW orders carrying halal, kosher or any other SPML code are produced on a separate line from the standard cabin run, documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
With a single wide-body stand at ZSYW, what decides airline catering cost here?
There is a quotation built from cabin count, specification and the confirmed loading window rather than a published price list, and our desk returns it once those three are set.
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Uplift at Yiwu/Jinhua (YIW)