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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Solenzara, France
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Solenzara (LFKS / SOZ)
SOZ (IATA) · LFKS (ICAO)
A 2627 m runway at Solenzara carries wide-body movements onto a single reference-code stand, which is where our hi-loader meets the galley door rather than the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here run from one ops desk, with uplift boarded airside for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights alike.
2,627 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 — Solenzara
Wide-body aviation catering at Solenzara (SOZ)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Solenzara airport
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at SOZ
Ramp access at Solenzara is what turns a catering uplift from a delivery at the foot of the aircraft into a load taken straight to galley height. Our crews carry the sealed cart across the apron on a route agreed with the handling agent, and the hi-loader closes the gap between the kitchen and the aircraft door. Nothing about that sequence changes for a scheduled turnaround, a charter or a government movement at LFKS.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Solenzara sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field, and every catering uplift is planned against the busiest version of that route rather than the average one. Chain of custody starts when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and does not break until a name is signed against it at the galley. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so the galley catering that boards at SOZ carries a record, not an assumption, of the cold chain it travelled on.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature at the galley door.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for LFKS / SOZ
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at LFKS
Airport catering at Solenzara is built around a production line that carries hot cooking, pastry and a cold larder under a single HACCP standard, so the same discipline governs a scheduled tray set and a sealed VIP load. That structure is what lets airport catering at SOZ move from oven to sealed cart without a break in the cold chain the facts of this station depend on. Flight kitchen output at LFKS is planned to the rotation, not to an average day.
The team behind government flight catering at Solenzara is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and a place on the access list rather than a rotating roster pulled in for one movement. They are trained to household service standards and to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift, from the seal number to the signature at the galley. Nothing about that team changes between a state movement and the next one.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Solenzara, France
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Solenzara airport
Menus at Solenzara are written to the cabin and the mission, not printed off a single fixed card, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP movement are planned from the same kitchen on different specifications. Local produce from Corsica and the wider south of France, orchard fruit, cheese and fish among it, sits alongside inflight catering built for longer sectors and colder holds. Every tray, box and plate carries a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical set, labelled per passenger and per cabin rather than left to a verbal note. That labelling travels with the load from the kitchen at SOZ to the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Solenzara are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed set menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request and filed against the standing order. VIP flight catering here is produced on its own line and signed off before it leaves the LFKS kitchen.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Solenzara run on multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boarded in tray sets rather than improvised at the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed to the roster at SOZ so the flight deck and the cabin crew meals never share a tray with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Solenzara, from halal and kosher sets to the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering to these codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the rest of the load bound for LFKS.
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 SOZ
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 Solenzara
A single 2627 m runway at Solenzara carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across one wide-body reference-code stand, which turns every rotation into a documentation and sequencing exercise rather than a volume one: a delegation needs its protocol file checked before it needs extra trays, and a repeat charter needs the same tray standard held week after week.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to that stand by sealed cart, crossing the apron under airside access controls before the hi-loader lifts it to galley height, so airline catering and aviation catering at SOZ are boarded rather than dropped at the aircraft steps. In-flight catering and inflight catering at Solenzara run off the same ops desk regardless of which segment is flying that day.
One coordinator holds the loading sheet from kitchen door to signature, and that commitment is the same for airport catering in France whether the aircraft on the stand is a scheduled service or a state movement.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Solenzara (SOZ)
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Government and state flight catering at LFKS
Holding a single wide-body reference code at Solenzara means every state movement is sequenced onto the one stand available rather than spread across several, which is exactly why the protocol file has to be closed before the aircraft arrives. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any head of state movement.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SOZ
Wide-body is the reference code held at Solenzara, and that single classification is what allows a private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP — onto the same stand as a scheduled service. Royal flight catering and VVIP work at LFKS run to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other royal household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Solenzara
We load the full three-cabin specification onto the single wide-body stand at Solenzara for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions alike. Charter flight catering at SOZ and charter flight catering at LFKS are staged in the order the galleys are laid out, counted against the loading sheet rather than estimated on the day.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LFKS
Across the single wide-body stand at Solenzara, carriers running this field as an outstation depend on the same duty roster whether the movement is scheduled, ad hoc or unplanned. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering at SOZ, AOG included, are worked off one tray standard across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed to the roster in France.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SOZ
The 2627 m runway at Solenzara takes the business aviation traffic that shares its apron with scheduled and charter movements, delivered onward to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. Private jet catering at Solenzara runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering worked from the identical kitchen and loading sheet.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Solenzara, France
Flight departments on jet catering at Solenzara (SOZ)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For our departure from Solenzara (SOZ/LFKS), we specifically needed tray set catering airline. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Exactly what we need for a quick galley setup. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Theo — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
“For a changing schedule at Solenzara (SOZ/LFKS), we needed flexible catering uplift. The team stayed in contact with operations, adjusted to the new timing, and kept the aircraft handover simple. Good support for a changing flight schedule. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Eric — Cargo Control Manager
“We used the team for business jet catering at Solenzara (SOZ/LFKS) on a VIP trip. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Agnes — Flight Assistance Manager
Station data for airport catering at Solenzara (LFKS / SOZ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,627 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LFKS |
Business jet catering questions at Solenzara, France
Technical stop catering questions at Solenzara, France
What operations gets asked every week about Solenzara.
Ask operations directly →At what point does an order need to be placed for a rotation through Solenzara, and how late can the specification still change?
Lead time starts with the cabin count and mission type confirmed first, then menu detail locked closer to the date; how far in advance depends on cabin count and complexity, but last minute airline catering requests are worked against the same loading window as a scheduled order.
When does airline catering at Solenzara Airport actually reach the aircraft, and by what route?
Once the cart is sealed at our kitchen it crosses the apron under airside delivery controls and is boarded by hi-loader to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
Who signs off the halal, kosher and IATA special meal sets produced for a rotation through SOZ?
Across every cabin, halal and kosher requirements and the full set of SPML codes are documented per passenger and produced on a dedicated line before sealing.
Where does the figure for airline catering cost at LFKS actually come from?
The loading sheet and cabin specification set the quotation, since no price list is published; the desk returns a figure once cabin count, menu and loading window are confirmed.
Does private jet catering at Solenzara reach the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal are reached on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering worked from the same kitchen.
Is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled at Solenzara Airport under protocol?
The named coordinator who holds the loading sheet also holds the protocol file, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering both move under security clearance and a signed handover.
Commercial aviation catering near Solenzara
AJA / LFKJ
Ajaccio
France · 50 km from Solenzara
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FSC / LFKF
Figari
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
BIA / LFKB
Bastia
France · 70 km from Solenzara
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
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Uplift at Solenzara (SOZ)