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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Davao, Philippines
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Davao (RPMD / DVO)
DVO (IATA) · RPMD (ICAO)
A 3,000-metre runway and a wide-body reference code mean a full-fuselage aircraft loads here on schedule, not on exception. That capability is what our inflight catering plan is built around at Davao: three cabins uplifted by hi-loader to galley height, in-flight catering staged and sealed before the convoy leaves the kitchen for the ramp.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Davao
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at RPMD
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at RPMD
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Davao
Ramp access at Davao is held on our own clearance, not borrowed at the gate, which is what keeps the loading window a plan rather than a guess. Every uplift moves from a sealed cart at the kitchen across the apron to the aircraft door, tracked stage by stage rather than promised as one figure. That single chain of custody is what a catering uplift depends on here, whatever the wide-body reference code on the stand that day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Davao sit screening, an escort through airside, and the ordinary traffic of the apron, and the plan for each catering uplift is built against the worst of those, not the best. Every galley catering cart is sealed before it leaves the kitchen door and the seal number is logged against the loading sheet for that tail. Temperature is read and recorded at sealing and again at handover, so the chain of custody from kitchen to galley is a signed document, not a promise made on the phone.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: that is the loading window.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Davao airport
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at DVO
Airport catering at Davao runs from a flight kitchen built as one facility rather than a set of stations bolted together: hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under a single roof. Running airport catering this way means a delegation load and a wide-body wave draw on the same HACCP-controlled floor without one displacing the other. It is that single-site structure, not a distance figure, that lets DVO's flight kitchen hold a loading window rather than chase one.
The people who work government flight catering at Davao are the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Security clearance is held on file and checked against an access list before anyone touches a sealed cart, and the same crew is trained on the paperwork that has to travel with it. That continuity is what keeps a protocol movement at RPMD predictable movement after movement, whichever gate the aircraft is parked on.
VIP flight catering menus for Davao (DVO) departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at RPMD
Menus for Davao are built to the cabin they are boarding and the mission the flight is flying, then locked to a written specification before the loading window opens. Where local sourcing is used, it draws on the produce of the region around the city rather than one supplier named on a page. Dietary and religious sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, so a halal, kosher or medical requirement travels with the passenger record rather than a verbal note at the door. Inflight catering at DVO is planned this way from the first booking, not adjusted once the aircraft is already on stand.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Davao are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with caviar service and à-la-carte options available on request and filed against the standing order for the flight. VIP flight catering here is checked item by item before the cart leaves the kitchen, so the presentation on the aircraft matches what was signed off on the ground.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RPMD run on multi-choice hot service built to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boarded in oven-ready formats sized to that equipment rather than adapted on the day. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cockpit and cabin crew sets never share a tray with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements at Davao are documented per passenger before the flight, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each of these is produced on its own line in the kitchen and sealed before it leaves it, which keeps this inflight catering work separate from the main cabin run rather than folded into it.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at RPMD / DVO
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 RPMD / DVO
Davao carries scheduled, charter and government movements across a wide-body reference code, and that mix sets the pattern for airline catering here: a delegation brings a documentation load, a peak wave brings a capacity load, and a repeat rotation brings the same tray specification back week after week. Airport catering at Davao is planned around whichever of those three is on the stand that day, not a single generic routine.
The uplift itself moves from our flight kitchen across the apron on a sealed cart, with ground handling covering the tow and marshalling and our own crew keeping custody of the load until the galley door closes. In-flight catering and aviation catering both run off the same ops desk here, so a diversion or a late change in cabin count is worked from one plan rather than two.
What we commit to at every stand is the same: one coordinator named to the flight, carts sealed before departure from the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft door.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at DVO
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Government and state flight catering at DVO
A wide-body reference code held at this station means a head of state aircraft parks and boards on the same stand infrastructure as a scheduled widebody, with no separate ramp built around it. Government flight catering at Davao covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff assigned to the movement, and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the apron.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Davao
One wide-body reference code, and that single rating is what lets a private airliner board here on the same terms as a scheduled widebody rather than a special case. Royal flight catering at Davao serves BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP movements, held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against that same standing document.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RPMD
We load a full three-cabin specification against the loading sheet on the wide-body reference code held at this station, whichever charter operator is named on the movement. Charter flight catering at Davao covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering in Philippines run through this station is staged in the order the galleys are laid out, cabin by cabin.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at DVO
On a 3,000-metre runway rated to a wide-body reference code, Davao carries the traffic that makes ad hoc airline catering a routine order rather than an exception: outstation catering for carriers running this as a base station, diversion catering when a tail lands unplanned, and technical stop catering worked to the same tray standard on short notice. Crew meals at Davao and crew meals at DVO travel on the same duty roster as the passenger load, across a multi-leg rotation, with ad hoc catering at DVO and ad hoc airline catering at RPMD both worked from one ops desk regardless of which carrier is on the stand.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Davao
A 3,000-metre runway takes more than wide-body traffic, and business aviation on that same field is handled by our dedicated private jet catering branch. Private jet catering in Davao is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with business aviation catering and business jet catering moving on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Davao airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Davao airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering broker in Davao (DVO/RPMD) and the process was straightforward. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Elena — Charter Services Manager
“Our team needed airline catering in Davao for a short-notice flight at DVO/RPMD. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. Good local support for a VIP operation. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Alberto — Airline Operations Manager
“We had several special meals on our order at Davao (DVO/RPMD) and everything was handled correctly. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. A good experience with complex dietary requests. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Charlotte — Passenger Services Manager
Flight catering station reference for Davao (RPMD / DVO)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | RPMD |
Inflight catering FAQ for Davao, Philippines
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Davao (DVO)
What operations gets asked every week about Davao.
Ask operations directly →Is airline catering delivered airside at RPMD, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Our coordinator moves every order from the kitchen door to the stand as airside delivery, boarded by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
At what point does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal in Davao?
The sealed cart leaves our kitchen first and is escorted directly to the FBO ramp or the GA terminal, so FBO catering arrives on the same schedule as an airline uplift rather than a separate run.
Who signs off VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Davao Airport, and under what protocol?
For every government flight catering and VIP flight catering movement, one named coordinator holds the file, with security-cleared staff and a documented protocol from the kitchen to the cabin door.
DVO — how far in advance does an order need to be placed, and how late can the specification change?
The sealed cart is built to a lead time set when the booking is confirmed, and we ask for as much notice as the mission allows; special meal counts and cabin splits can still move close to departure, with last minute airline catering handled through the same ops desk rather than a separate process.
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