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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Shang-I, Taiwan
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Shang-I (RCBS / KNH)
KNH (IATA) · RCBS (ICAO)
A 3000 m runway at Shang-I clears the wide-body movements that define this station, and boarding is planned around the aircraft that fact allows onto the field. Our inflight catering runs from a kitchen positioned for hi-loader access, with uplift carried to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, which is how in-flight catering stays on schedule across scheduled, charter and VIP rotations here.
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
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Shang-I
Wide-body inflight catering at Shang-I, Taiwan
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at RCBS / KNH
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Shang-I (KNH)
Every catering uplift at Shang-I moves under one plan, from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door of the aircraft it is assigned to. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, not borrowed from a third party, so the crew crossing the apron at RCBS answers to the same schedule as the loading sheet. That plan is fixed before the cart leaves the kitchen, not adjusted once it is already on the move.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Shang-I sit screening, an escort and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and the chain of custody is planned against the worst of the three rather than the best case. A galley catering load is sealed at the kitchen door, logged again at handover, and the temperature record travels with it from one end to the other. That is what a catering uplift at RCBS is measured against, not against a promised time alone.
The convoy is the risk we plan for, never the food.
Airline food supplier for Shang-I rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Shang-I, Taiwan
The flight kitchen provisioning Shang-I runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built for the wide-body rotations this field is rated to take. Airport catering here means every tray set, crew meal box and VIP tray is produced to one HACCP standard before it is sealed for the ramp. That single site is what lets airport catering stay consistent across a scheduled sector and a same-day charter without splitting production between two kitchens.
The team that handles government flight catering at Shang-I is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per movement. Security clearance is held on file and checked against an access list before anyone touches a sealed cart bound for a state or royal aircraft. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually buying when the order is placed at RCBS.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at KNH
VVIP catering to a written specification at RCBS / KNH
Menus at Shang-I are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, so a First cabin tray and a crew meal box leave the same kitchen on different specifications. Inflight catering here draws on Taiwan's produce where the mission allows it, kept to plain terms such as dairy, seafood and orchard fruit rather than a named dish or a single supplier. Seasonal changes move through the menu cycle without touching the tray standard itself, which stays fixed regardless of the season. Every set closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Shang-I are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for each aircraft, so the presentation is repeated exactly on the next rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at KNH run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, with oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster for each sector.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Shang-I are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the rest of the uplift.
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 RCBS
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at Shang-I airport
A wide-body reference code at Shang-I sets the scale of what this station is built to move, and that scale shapes how catering is planned here: a delegation arrives with a documentation load, a peak wave arrives with a capacity load, and a repeat charter rotation arrives with the same tray set requested again. Airline catering and aviation catering at RCBS are worked from that same read of the traffic, not from a generic rotation plan applied everywhere.
Uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, lifted to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp from kitchen door to stand. That route is fixed for every cabin class boarded at the stand, so a wide-body charter and a scheduled sector are loaded by the same method. In-flight catering and airport catering at KNH both run off that one route, not two parallel ones.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a handover signed at the aircraft.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at Shang-I, Taiwan
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Government and state flight catering at Shang-I
A single wide-body stand configuration governs how a delegation is sequenced through Shang-I, since protocol movements are worked around that same capacity rather than around a dedicated apron. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with security-cleared staff and a head of state aircraft handled to a protocol file documented per passenger and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at RCBS
The reference code held at Shang-I is wide-body, and that single rating is what lets a private airliner or a BBJ-class movement be worked on the same stand as a scheduled wide-body sector. Royal flight catering here covers private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request at KNH.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KNH
We load a full three-cabin uplift onto the wide-body stands that a reference code of that rating makes available at Shang-I, counted against the loading sheet before departure. Charter flight catering in Taiwan covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering at Shang-I is staged in the order the galleys are laid out on each aircraft type.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Shang-I
With a 3000 m runway rated for wide-body movements, Shang-I holds the reach that carriers running this station as an outstation depend on. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with ad hoc catering at KNH also handling AOG across a multi-leg rotation, while crew meals in Taiwan and crew meals at RCBS are boxed to the same standard as the cabin trays.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at RCBS
The 3000 m runway at Shang-I also carries the business aviation movements that route through the GA terminal on this field. Private jet catering at Shang-I is handled by our dedicated branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all run from the one kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at RCBS / KNH
Protocol officers on government flight catering at Shang-I
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We requested HACCP at Shang-I (KNH/RCBS) and the packaging worked very well onboard. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. The crew appreciated how easy it was to load. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Alberto — Airline Dispatch Manager
“For a changing schedule at Shang-I (KNH/RCBS), we needed flexible tech stop. Communication between dispatch, handling, and catering was clear throughout. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Andrea — VIP Account Manager
“I ordered business jet catering for our departure from Shang-I (KNH/RCBS) and was very happy with the service. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Anna — Delegation Travel Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Shang-I (RCBS / KNH)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | RCBS |
Business jet catering questions at KNH
Technical stop catering questions at KNH
What operations gets asked every week about Shang-I.
Ask operations directly →When are halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes produced for flights through Shang-I?
When a special meal request is filed against the passenger list, it is produced on a separate line and documented per SPML code, covering halal, kosher and the full range of special meals before it is sealed for the ramp.
Can airline catering be delivered airside at Shang-I Airport?
The full run from kitchen to stand is covered by airside delivery, with the hi-loader taking the sealed uplift to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft, so airline catering never crosses a public apron gate.
Where does the lead time for an order at KNH get set?
The loading sheet filed for each rotation records how far in advance an order needs to be placed and how late a specification can still change, and that document is what the kitchen schedules against rather than a general rule.
Which FBOs and GA terminal positions receive private jet catering at RCBS?
Our hi-loader and sealed-cart route reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself, so FBO catering is delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, without singling out one handler over another.
How much does airline catering cost at Shang-I?
Shang-I has no published price list, since airline catering cost here is set by cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, and the desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed.
Inflight catering at other airports near Shang-I
XMN / ZSAM
Xiamen
China · 27 km from Shang-I
Airline & VIP flight catering →
JJN / ZSQZ
Quanzhou
China · 47 km from Shang-I
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MZG / RCQC
Huxi
Taiwan · 160 km from Shang-I
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Flight catering quote for Shang-I airport
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Shang-I (KNH / RCBS)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Shang-I (KNH)