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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — San Jose, Philippines
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at San Jose (RPUH / SJI)
SJI (IATA) · RPUH (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code sets the loading plan at San Jose (RPUH), where every uplift is sequenced around one runway and one working stand rather than a spread of gates. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-trained hi-loader crews from this station, boarding scheduled, charter, VIP and government flights airside, with the uplift raised straight to galley height.
1,836 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — San Jose
Wide-body aviation catering at San Jose airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at San Jose (SJI)
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at RPUH / SJI
Ramp access at San Jose is planned around one working stand, so the loading window is fixed before the cart ever leaves the kitchen. Every uplift is staged to the apron in the sequence the galley needs it, not the sequence that suits the kitchen floor. The narrow reference code at RPUH means each catering uplift is timed against a single slot, with no second stand to absorb a delay.
Between our kitchen and the one working stand at San Jose sit landside screening, an airside escort and whatever else is moving on the apron that hour. We plan every galley catering uplift against the busiest version of that route, never the easiest one, so the chain of custody holds even when the ramp is tight. Temperature is logged when the load is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at the galley door, with a signature closing the handover at RPUH. That second log is the one an auditor asks for first, and it is the one we keep.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature closes every load here.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for RPUH
Airline food supplier crews cleared for San Jose
The flight kitchen behind San Jose runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, built so a full aircraft catering load leaves sealed rather than staged in pieces. HACCP governs every station on that floor, from the cold larder to the tray-set line, and it is the standard every batch is checked against before it moves. Airport catering at RPUH is planned from that single kitchen outward, so a delegation, a diversion or a scheduled rotation all draw on the same production line rather than a separate one, and airport catering at San Jose never splits its standard by customer type.
The team that handles government flight catering at RPUH is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Security clearance is on file for each of them, they sit on a fixed access list, and they are trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries through the ramp at San Jose. That continuity is what a protocol desk is actually buying: the same hands on the cart each time catering moves through RPUH.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at San Jose airport
VVIP catering to a written specification at SJI
Menus at San Jose are built to the cabin first and the mission second, adjusted for a scheduled sector, a delegation or a charter rotation without changing the tray standard underneath. Where local sourcing is possible, the kitchen draws on Philippine produce in season rather than a fixed import list, so fish, tropical fruit and rice-based staples move through the standing menu as they come available. Every set is version-controlled against a written specification rather than the memory of the shift on duty, so a repeat rotation gets the same plate twice. Inflight catering at RPUH closes on documentation: allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are logged per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at San Jose are plated to a written specification rather than to a general standard, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for the movements that call for it. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation through RPUH sees the same presentation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SJI run multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley, moved as tray sets rather than loose trays. Crew meals in Philippines are boxed separately from the passenger load, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept to their own roster-linked count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at San Jose are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering halal, kosher, vegan and the full range of IATA special meal codes under SPML. Inflight catering at San Jose produces those sets on a separate line from the standard cabin load, so a religious or medical requirement never crosses paths with the main production run.
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 control for flight catering at San Jose (SJI)
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at San Jose, Philippines
San Jose runs on a single narrow-body reference code, which turns every catering decision into a sequencing problem rather than a capacity one: one stand, one slot, one window to load against, whether the movement is a scheduled sector, a charter or a government delegation. That profile means documentation and timing carry more weight here than sheer throughput, because there is no second stand to absorb a delay.
The uplift leaves our flight kitchen on a sealed cart and is escorted airside to the working stand, raised to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airport catering at RPUH is planned around that one stand every time, and ramp access is held on our own badges rather than a general pass, so the loading crew clears the apron on the same terms on every rotation. Airline catering in San Jose, aviation catering at San Jose and inflight catering in Philippines all run off the same duty roster and the same sealed-cart method, with in-flight catering at SJI logged the same way whether the aircraft on the stand is a scheduled service or a diplomatic movement.
What we commit to on this station is a single coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door, regardless of which of those movements is on the stand that day.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at San Jose
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Government and state flight catering at RPUH
Our flight kitchen provisions the single narrow-body stand at San Jose for the delegations and official movements that route through it, with the protocol file documented per passenger before the cart leaves the kitchen. Government flight catering at SJI covers head of state movements on the same footing as any other rotation: security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and the paperwork that travels with it rather than around it.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SJI
A 1836 m runway governs what airframe can be boarded at San Jose, and it is enough for private airliners such as a BBJ or an ACJ to route royal flight catering through the one working stand here. Household standards are held to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request rather than assembled on the day.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at San Jose
A wide-body VIP airframe on charter work is boarded here against the narrow-body reference code held at RPUH, which is the figure that decides how a full three-cabin uplift is staged rather than how much of it there is. Charter flight catering at SJI covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering in Philippines running off the same sealed-cart method as any other rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at RPUH
A single 1836 m runway sets what can operate through San Jose, which means the ad hoc airline catering booked here always moves through the same narrow-body slot rather than a choice of gates. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all draw on that one working stand, AOG included, with crew meals at RPUH boxed to the same duty roster across a multi-leg rotation and ad hoc catering at SJI confirmed against that single slot rather than a spread of them.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SJI
On the same narrow-body reference code that governs the one working stand at San Jose, business aviation is boarded through our dedicated private jet catering branch rather than a separate process. FBO catering here reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as any airline uplift moving through RPUH.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at San Jose (SJI)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at RPUH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through San Jose (SJI/RPUH) required tour operator charter catering on a tight schedule. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. A good partner for sports charter operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Oscar — Cabin Services Manager
“We needed military charter catering at San Jose (SJI/RPUH) for a time-sensitive operation. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Abdullah — Operations Desk Manager
“We ordered freighter crew meals for a cargo rotation through San Jose (SJI/RPUH). Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Lucia — Station Operations Manager
Airport catering reference for San Jose (RPUH / SJI)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,836 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RPUH |
Business jet catering questions at San Jose airport
Pilot meals and loading questions at San Jose airport
What operations gets asked every week about San Jose.
Ask operations directly →With one narrow-body stand at RPUH, is airline catering delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
There is a sealed cart route from our kitchen to the working stand, raised to galley height by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Can San Jose handle VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
One narrow-body slot is what every movement here shares, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run on the same protocol file, documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
How is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at San Jose airport?
San Jose routes private jet catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through the same dedicated branch, with FBO catering held to the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Which lead time does SJI need for an order, and how late can the specification still change?
The sealed cart is built against the confirmed passenger count, so lead time depends on the loading window; changes close earlier than the order itself, though last minute airline catering can still be worked into an open slot where the schedule allows.
Do you publish what airline catering costs at RPUH?
Yes, by quotation: airline catering cost here depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window, and the desk comes back with a figure rather than a published rate.
What halal, kosher and special meal codes does San Jose produce, and how are they documented?
We produce halal, kosher and the full set of SPML special meal codes on a separate line, logged per passenger before the load is sealed.
Outstation catering near San Jose
USU / RPVV
Coron
Philippines · 106 km from San Jose
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MBO / RPUM
Mamburao
Philippines · 106 km from San Jose
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MPH / RPVE
Caticlan
Philippines · 110 km from San Jose
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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