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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Avignon, France
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Avignon (LFMV / AVN)
AVN (IATA) · LFMV (ICAO)
The single narrow-body reference code held at Avignon shapes every rotation we board here, so the hi-loader is sized to the aircraft this ramp actually takes rather than to a wide-body assumption. Inflight catering moves from our kitchen to the galley door on that same equipment, and in-flight catering at LFMV is planned around the one stand this field works, uplift by uplift, with airside handling from kitchen to cabin.
1,880 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Avignon
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Avignon, France
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at LFMV / AVN
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Avignon (AVN)
Ramp access at Avignon governs the loading window rather than a fixed timetable, since one narrow-body stand sets the pace of every uplift on the apron. Our sealed cart moves from the kitchen to the galley door on a route agreed with the ramp handler, so the catering uplift lands inside the turnaround rather than against it. Nothing on this route is estimated: it is planned to the stand LFMV actually assigns.
Between our kitchen and the one stand at Avignon sit apron traffic, security screening and the escort the ramp requires, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the average. Chain of custody runs from the seal applied in the kitchen to the signature taken at the galley, with nothing handed over unsealed in between. Temperature is logged when the load leaves the kitchen and again at handover, so galley catering arrives with a written record rather than a promise, and the same discipline applies whether the movement is a scheduled service or a single VIP rotation through AVN.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing in between.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving Avignon
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Avignon, France
Airport catering at Avignon runs from a production kitchen built to serve one narrow-body stand rather than a wide-body bank, which keeps every batch traceable from oven to cart. Hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line sit under one roof, and the same HACCP standard governs every tray whether it is bound for a scheduled service or a government rotation. Airport catering in Avignon is therefore a single sealed line, not a shared one split across unrelated flights passing through LFMV.
The team that handles government flight catering at Avignon is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Security clearance is held on file, access is limited to a fixed list, and household service standards are trained rather than improvised on the morning of a movement. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks before anything else, and it is fixed at AVN before the first cart is sealed.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at AVN
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LFMV / AVN
Menus at Avignon are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed sheet, so a scheduled service and a VVIP movement through AVN do not share a specification. Regional produce from Provence — orchard fruit, dairy, fish from the Rhône corridor — sits alongside a standing tray-set range built for volume. Inflight catering at AVN is documented per passenger and per cabin, with allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets filed against the same order. Nothing is served here that has not been logged against a written specification first.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Avignon are plated to a written specification rather than a set menu, with à-la-carte service available on request for private and government movements. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation matches what protocol has approved before boarding.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LFMV run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside tray sets for the passenger cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Avignon are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets produced on a line kept apart from the main run. Halal and kosher meals and the full range of IATA special meal codes are sealed before leaving that line, so inflight catering here carries a written record for every restricted 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-compliant aircraft catering at LFMV
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 Avignon airport
Avignon works a narrow-body reference code on a single runway, so a delegation on the stand is a documentation exercise rather than a capacity one, and a repeat charter rotation is planned against the same paperwork each time it returns. Aviation catering here is scaled to that traffic profile rather than to a wide-body bank of stands.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the one stand by sealed cart, boarded by hi-loader to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for every load. Airline catering in France is rarely simpler to trace than at a single-stand field, and airport catering at Avignon is planned against that one stand precisely because there is no second one to fall back on. Inflight catering in France and in-flight catering in Avignon both run off the same ops desk that plans this stand.
We commit one coordinator to every rotation here, sealed carts on every uplift, and a signed handover at the aircraft.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Avignon, France
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Government and state flight catering at Avignon
A 1880 m runway is what a head of state aircraft on a diplomatic rotation actually needs at this field, and it is what keeps that movement inside the same operational plan as any other flight here. Government flight catering at Avignon documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LFMV
A private airliner working to the narrow-body limits of this field still boards to household standards, because the runway here sets the aircraft, not the service written for the cabin. Royal flight catering at Avignon holds a specification on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request for BBJ and ACJ operators using this stand.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at AVN
On the single stand this field operates, a charter, ACMI or wet-lease movement is staged the same way every time: a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and sequenced to the galley layout. Charter flight catering at AVN covers group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering at LFMV never departs from that counted sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Avignon
The narrow-body reference code held at Avignon sets what our kitchen plans for on this stand, and carriers using this field as an outstation are worked to that same fixed capacity every time. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering at LFMV all run off one duty roster, with AOG covered across a multi-leg rotation without a change of tray standard.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LFMV
A narrow-body reference code limits the aircraft this field takes, which is exactly the constraint a business aviation movement through Avignon has to be sequenced around before a cart is loaded. Private jet catering at Avignon reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, and business aviation catering in France runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering and business jet catering handled from the same kitchen.
Private jets →
FBOs at Avignon
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Charter flight catering reviewed at LFMV / AVN
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Avignon
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Avignon (AVN/LFMV), so we needed reliable AOG catering. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Anthony — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
“We needed outstation catering for a flight through Avignon (AVN/LFMV) and the process was much easier than expected. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. A solid solution for outstation operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Noah — Cargo Operations Manager
“We compared options for Avignon (AVN/LFMV) and asked for an airline catering cost. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Noah — Ground Support Manager
Aircraft catering station data for Avignon (LFMV / AVN)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,880 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LFMV |
Business jet catering questions at AVN
Diversion catering and ramp questions at AVN
What operations gets asked every week about Avignon.
Ask operations directly →Which protocol applies to VIP flight catering, VVIP and government flight catering at Avignon?
The route runs from a sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door by hi-loader, with security clearance and a documented protocol file covering every passenger before the movement boards.
How is airline catering delivered airside at AVN?
AVN takes airline catering by airside delivery only, boarded from the ramp to the galley door by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
When can private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at LFMV?
Once a movement is confirmed on the ramp, private jet catering and FBO catering are delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as any airline uplift here.
What does airline catering cost at Avignon?
We price against cabin count, specification and the loading window agreed for the rotation, since no fixed price list is published; the desk returns a quotation once those are set.
Where are halal, kosher and special meal codes documented for flights through Avignon?
The SPML record travels with the sealed cart itself, logging halal, kosher and every special meal code produced against the passenger list for that rotation.
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Charter flight catering quote for Avignon airport
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Avignon (AVN)