Aviation catering — Beauvais, France

Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Beauvais (LFOB / BVA)

BVA (IATA) · LFOB (ICAO)

Beauvais holds a narrow-body reference code, which sets a single-aisle stand as the working unit here rather than a wide-body bay. Every uplift moves by hi-loader to galley height, so in-flight catering and inflight catering leave our kitchen sealed and reach the cabin door without a ground tray in between.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
2,430 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
01
Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
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
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Beauvais

Aviation catering with ramp access at BVA

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Inflight catering order window at LFOB

Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Beauvais, France

Ramp access governs every catering uplift booked through Beauvais: nothing is set down at the foot of the aircraft, and nothing crosses the apron without an escort cleared for that stand. The cart is sealed at our kitchen, driven to the narrow-body stand assigned for that rotation, and raised by hi-loader straight to the galley door. What the timeline below shows is that sequence, not an estimate of it.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Beauvais sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan hardest against, not the galley catering itself. Every catering uplift is booked to a stand and a time, so the chain of custody runs unbroken from the seal at the kitchen to the handover at the aircraft. Temperature is logged at both ends, the cart is sealed between them, and the receiving crew signs for what they take on.

One team, one sealed cart, one signature from kitchen to galley door.

Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Beauvais airport

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Airline food supplier crews cleared for LFOB / BVA

The flight kitchen provisioning LFOB runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all to HACCP standard, feeding both scheduled rotations and one-off VIP movements out of the same building. Airport catering at Beauvais is planned from that single site rather than split across contractors, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from the first tray sealed to the last one loaded. That same production line is what airport catering in Beauvais draws on for a diverted aircraft as much as for a scheduled departure.

The team handling government flight catering at Beauvais is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on the access list for the stand in question, and household service standards are trained into the team before a royal or state movement is ever booked. That continuity is what lets a protocol officer deal with one desk instead of re-briefing a new crew each time.

VIP flight catering and dietary sets at LFOB

Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Beauvais

Menus at Beauvais are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the season second, so a First cabin tray set and a group-charter tray set never come off the same specification. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the season allows it, sourced in general terms rather than named dish by dish, and adjusted as the sourcing available in France changes through the year. Every set is labelled per passenger and per cabin against the documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements on file for that flight. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that label attached, whatever the size of the order.

Two slices of pink-roasted duck laid over asparagus with radish, sauce and herb oil ringing the plate.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Beauvais are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single format. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for that aircraft, so the presentation is repeatable across every rotation it flies.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.

Business cabins

Business cabins at LFOB run multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft's own galley rather than a generic format. Crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger load, with cabin crew meals labelled to the roster rather than the seat count.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every flight out of France, from halal and kosher sets to the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, kept apart from the general passenger load throughout.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

01

Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

02

Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

03

Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

Aircraft catering under HACCP control at Beauvais, France

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.

Airside airport catering at Beauvais (BVA)

Beauvais holds a narrow-body reference code, which sets the working unit for every rotation here at a single-aisle stand rather than a wide-body bay: a delegation is handled as a documentation exercise on that stand, a peak departure wave as a capacity exercise, and a repeat charter rotation as a repetition exercise, each planned to the same stand assignment.

The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, escorted across the apron, then goes up by hi-loader to the galley door rather than being set down at the foot of the aircraft; ground handling on that stand is coordinated directly with whoever is working the turnaround. Inflight catering and in-flight catering off this kitchen run through the same ramp routing regardless of the carrier, and aviation catering in France more broadly follows the same escorted pattern we use here. Airport catering at Beauvais is planned stand by stand rather than as a single daily batch, and airline catering at LFOB is booked against that stand assignment before the cart is ever loaded.

On every rotation we commit one coordinator to the load, a sealed cart from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover at the galley door.

Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at BVA

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Government and state flight catering at BVA
The 2430 m runway at Beauvais takes the aircraft that state and delegation movements typically fly, and government flight catering here is built around that traffic rather than around a fixed schedule. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff working the load are security-cleared, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, with a dedicated stand assignment where the movement calls for one.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP flight catering at Beauvais
Private airliners flying into a 2430 m runway are exactly the class of aircraft Beauvais is built to take, and royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements rather than rebuilt each time. BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VIP configurations draw on the same specification, with halal and household requirements produced on request at LFOB.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Charter flight catering first.
03
Charter and ACMI flight catering at LFOB
Onto the single-aisle stands at Beauvais, the 2430 m runway brings charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions through the same working stand as scheduled traffic. Charter flight catering in Beauvais covers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in France more broadly follows the same staging order, galley by galley.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at BVA
The narrow-body reference code held at Beauvais sets a single-aisle stand as the working unit for every rotation booked here, and our kitchen runs ad hoc airline catering off that same stand assignment. Carriers running Beauvais as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering from one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals at LFOB boxed separately across a multi-leg rotation, and ad hoc catering at BVA booked on short notice against whichever stand is assigned that day.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Beauvais
A narrow-body reference code means business aviation traffic is worked from the same stands as scheduled flights rather than a separate wide-body ramp, and private jet catering at Beauvais is planned around that shared use. Delivery reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Inflight catering rated by operators at LFOB

Charter operators on flight catering at BVA

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“For our departure from Beauvais (BVA/LFOB), we specifically needed tray set catering airline. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. The crew appreciated how easy it was to load. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Aiden — Turnaround Coordinator

“For a changing schedule at Beauvais (BVA/LFOB), we needed flexible catering uplift. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

John — Corporate Aviation Manager

“I ordered business jet catering for our departure from Beauvais (BVA/LFOB) and was very happy with the service. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★☆

Government flight department

Niko — Air Mobility Coordinator

Outstation catering data for Beauvais (LFOB / BVA)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,430 m
Runways2
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOLFOB

Business jet catering questions at LFOB

Diversion catering and ramp questions at LFOB

What operations gets asked every week about Beauvais.

Ask operations directly →
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at LFOB?

Yes, under a fixed protocol: VIP flight catering and government flight catering are both handled by the same security-cleared team, with the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it reaches the stand.

With a narrow-body stand as the working unit, how much does airline catering cost at Beauvais?

There is no published price list; a quotation depends on cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window booked for that rotation, and our desk returns one once those are known.

Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Beauvais Airport?

Yes, delivery covers every FBO on the field and the GA terminal directly, with FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.

BVA — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?

The hi-loader carries every sealed cart from our kitchen straight to the galley door, so airside delivery here never puts a tray down at the foot of the aircraft.

Flight catering at airports near Beauvais

CSF / LFPC
Creil
France · 37 km from Beauvais
Airline & VIP flight catering →
POX / LFPT
Cormeilles-en-Vexin
France · 40 km from Beauvais
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CDG / LFPG
Paris
France · 59 km from Beauvais
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Airline catering quote for Beauvais (BVA)

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Beauvais (BVA / LFOB)

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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

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

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Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

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One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Beauvais (BVA)