Aviation catering — Strasbourg, France

VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Strasbourg (LFST / SXB)

SXB (IATA) · LFST (ICAO)

A single runway and a narrow-body reference code set the loading plan at Strasbourg: one stand sequence, one hi-loader run, no second apron to fall back on if the window slips. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-trained uplift procedures on that stand, boarding straight to the aircraft door rather than staging trays at the foot of the aircraft.

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.
2,400 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Strasbourg

Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, SXB

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

Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at LFST

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Strasbourg

Ramp access at Strasbourg is scheduled against the single runway's traffic, not left to arrive when it can, so the catering uplift is timed to a fixed slot ahead of pushback. Every cart is sealed at the kitchen, escorted across the apron and loaded through the galley door at the hi-loader's own height, never staged at the foot of the aircraft. That sequence is what turns a narrow single-stand field into a station a wide-body or VIP operator can plan against with confidence.

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

Between our kitchen and the one stand at Strasbourg sit apron traffic, a security check and the escort that walks the convoy across it: the galley catering plan treats the convoy as the risk, not the food it carries. Every catering uplift is planned against the worst of that sequence, never the best case, because a single runway leaves no second routing if the first slot is missed. The temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, closing a chain of custody that runs unbroken from the flight kitchen's galley to the cabin crew who sign for it.

The convoy is the risk we plan against, not the food inside it.

Flight kitchen and crew meals for Strasbourg airport

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Airline food supplier crews cleared for SXB

The flight kitchen that provisions LFST runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, held to HACCP standards from intake to seal. That single-site model is what lets airport catering at Strasbourg cover a scheduled rotation and a diplomatic movement from the same cold chain on the same afternoon. Airport catering in France runs to the identical HACCP standard at every station we provision, and at Strasbourg it is worked at the scale one wide-body stand actually needs.

The team behind government flight catering at Strasbourg is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp and the kitchen, and is trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, well before the specification itself.

Halal airline meals and special meals at Strasbourg (SXB)

VVIP catering written per mission at LFST

Menus at Strasbourg are chef-designed and adapted to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than run from a single fixed sheet, with the inflight catering plan drawing on produce from across France where the calendar allows it. A short state or diplomatic rotation is written differently from a long charter sector, and both differ again from a repeat commercial pattern flown week after week. Dietary and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, never assumed from a general list, covering allergen, halal, kosher and religious sets alongside standard formats. That documentation travels with the sealed uplift, so the crew serving the cabin has the same record the kitchen worked from.

A glazed square dessert dressed with popcorn, leaves and icing sugar, set off centre on a matte dark plate.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Strasbourg are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed set menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request for VIP flight catering movements. The presentation is filed against the standing order each time, so a repeat rotation is served to the same result.

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.

Business cabins

Business cabins at SXB run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed into tray sets ready for immediate loading. Crew meals travel alongside the cabin service, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster rather than pulled from the passenger count.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at LFST are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes for household, religious and medical needs. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so inflight catering for one passenger never crosses the production run meant for another.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 LFST

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 LFST / SXB

Strasbourg works scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single runway and one wide-body-capable stand, which turns any delegation or peak wave into a documentation and sequencing exercise rather than a capacity one: everything moving through that stand is planned in the order it will be loaded.

The uplift travels from our flight kitchen to that stand under escort, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with ground handling on the apron and airside delivery timed against the field's own traffic. Airline catering in Strasbourg, in-flight catering in Strasbourg and inflight catering at Strasbourg run off the same ops desk; aviation catering at SXB and airport catering in Strasbourg are both planned stand by stand, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than borrowed for the day.

On every rotation through this stand we commit one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door.

Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at SXB

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Government and state flight catering at Strasbourg
Our kitchen works the 2,400-metre runway at Strasbourg as the single approach every state movement must use, which is what makes the protocol file the first thing checked, not the last. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations for a head of state aircraft, with the protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SXB
A 2,400-metre runway holds the household standard as firmly as any longer field, running the same written specification kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering and VVIP work at Strasbourg cover private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — with halal and other royal household dietary requirements produced on request against that standing file.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Charter flight catering first.
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Strasbourg
A wide-body airframe on charter or ACMI work boards here because the reference code at Strasbourg is rated narrow-body, which sets the loading sequence the ramp crew plans around before the aircraft type is even confirmed. Charter flight catering at Strasbourg and charter flight catering in France for wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions runs a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Strasbourg
A 2,400-metre runway, and it is the one runway this station has, which means every airline rotation is sequenced through it rather than spread across parallel traffic. Carriers running Strasbourg as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals in LFST and crew meals in France boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SXB
On the same narrow-body-rated field that sequences every commercial rotation through Strasbourg, business aviation is worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field rather than a separate operation. Private jet catering in Strasbourg reaches the ramp handler on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered directly to the aircraft.
Private jets →

FBOs at Strasbourg

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Inflight catering trusted by operators at LFST / SXB

Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Strasbourg airport

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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 Strasbourg (SXB/LFST), we specifically needed HACCP. The order came ready for service with no unnecessary packaging or loose items to sort through. The crew appreciated how easy it was to load. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Government flight department

Leila — Protocol Operations Officer

“We had a tech stop requirement at Strasbourg (SXB/LFST) and the coordination was very smooth. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

David — Crew Operations Coordinator

“We used the team for business jet catering at Strasbourg (SXB/LFST) on a VIP trip. The food arrived fresh and well presented, with clear labels and packaging that actually worked in our galley. I would definitely order from them again. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Yara — Crew Logistics Coordinator

Airport catering data for Strasbourg (LFST / SXB)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,400 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOLFST

Inflight catering FAQ for SXB

Government flight catering asked about SXB

What operations gets asked every week about Strasbourg.

Ask operations directly →
How does Strasbourg Airport handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering, and under what protocol?

Every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement here runs to a written household or state protocol, with the specification filed and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.

How far in advance does SXB need an airline catering order, and how late can the specification change?

Yes, standard rotations are placed with routine lead time, and last minute airline catering changes are still worked when the specification moves close to departure, provided the change reaches the kitchen before sealing.

At which point is airline catering cost at LFST confirmed for a booking?

The first step is the cabin count and specification review; airline catering cost is then quoted once the loading window and cabin plan are fixed, since no price list is published in advance.

Strasbourg — do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?

The hi-loader and ramp vehicles that carry the uplift to a wide-body stand also run private jet catering and FBO catering to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline order.

Given the single stand at Strasbourg Airport, are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced, and how are they documented?

There is a dedicated production line for halal, kosher and the full range of SPML special meal codes, each set documented per passenger and sealed separately before it leaves the kitchen.

Whose crew boards airline catering airside at SXB, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?

For every rotation through this stand, our own escorted crew carries the sealed uplift by hi-loader to galley height, delivered airside rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.

Jet catering at airports near Strasbourg

LHA / EDTL
Lahr/Schwarzwald
Germany · 24 km from Strasbourg
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FKB / EDSB
Rheinmünster
Germany · 43 km from Strasbourg
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CMR / LFGA
Colmar
France · 52 km from Strasbourg
Airline & VIP flight catering →

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Uplift at Strasbourg (SXB)