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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Viseu, Portugal
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Viseu (LPVZ / VSE)
VSE (IATA) · LPVZ (ICAO)
A 1230 m runway and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at Viseu: single-aisle rotations turned with the same discipline as a hub. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift from stand to galley door here, holding wide-body standards on every multi-class cabin we load airside.
1,230 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Viseu
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Viseu, Portugal
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at LPVZ
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Viseu
Ramp access is what a catering uplift is measured against at Viseu, not a delivery slip left at the foot of the aircraft. From the moment the sealed cart leaves our kitchen to the moment it clears the galley door on the apron, every stage is timed rather than guessed. That sequence holds for a single scheduled turn exactly as it holds for a one-off charter routed through this stand.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Viseu sit airside screening, an escort onto the apron and whatever traffic is working the stand at that hour. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of that sequence, not the best, so a catering uplift is never staged against a hopeful clock. Chain of custody runs on paper as much as on the cart: a temperature log is opened when the load is sealed and closed again at the galley, and the handover carries a signature rather than a verbal confirmation. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that seal already applied.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the galley signature.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Viseu
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at VSE
Airport catering at Viseu runs from a single production kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, rather than several sites feeding the stand piecemeal. That structure is what lets airport catering here move a household order and a scheduled tray set through the same building without either queue slowing the other. Cold chain is held from the moment production closes, under an HACCP-run kitchen, through to the sealed cart that leaves for the apron.
The team behind government flight catering at Viseu is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from wherever staff are free that day. Security clearance is held on file for each member, access to the kitchen's protocol line is limited to that list, and training covers the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift as much as the food itself. Catering at VSE run under this crew follows the same access discipline whether the movement is a single delegation or a repeat rotation.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Viseu (VSE)
VVIP catering to a written specification at LPVZ
Menus at Viseu are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adapted for the season, with inflight catering built around what a rotation actually needs rather than a fixed printed card. Portugal's own produce runs through the specification where it fits the route: dairy, orchard fruit and fish sourced regionally sit alongside items sized for a longer sector. First and VVIP work is plated to a written specification; Business and main cabin move on tray sets and meal boxes built to the same standard. Every dietary and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed, covering allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements without exception.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Viseu take VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order so the same cabin is served the same way on every repeat rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VSE run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley, not a generic tray. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets for the cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at LPVZ are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Every one of these is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, keeping inflight catering compliant with the household or medical file on record.
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
Aircraft catering food safety at Viseu, Portugal
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 LPVZ / VSE
Viseu works scheduled and ad hoc single-aisle traffic off one narrow-body stand, which turns a delegation into a documentation exercise rather than a capacity one: the constraint here is paperwork and sequencing, not volume. Inflight catering, in-flight catering in Portugal and aviation catering at VSE run off the same duty roster whatever the mission behind the flight.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, cleared airside on our own badges, then boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airport catering at LPVZ is planned stand by stand, with our own crew handling the apron leg from kitchen to galley door.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, on airline catering at LPVZ as on every other movement worked through this stand.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at VSE
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Government and state flight catering at Viseu
At a station holding a single narrow-body stand, a delegation movement gets that stand cleared and worked to its own file rather than shared with other traffic. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol record kept per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and a head of state aircraft worked to the same sealed-uplift standard as any other government rotation.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LPVZ
Working a private airliner through a narrow-body reference code stand means sequencing its household service around the same single apron used by everything else that day. Royal flight catering and VVIP catering at Viseu cover BBJ, ACJ and other private airliners, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at VSE
A 1230 m runway sets the class of charter this stand takes, and within that limit a full three-cabin uplift is staged and counted against the loading sheet like any scheduled rotation. Charter flight catering at VSE serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Viseu staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Viseu
A single narrow-body stand at Viseu takes the scheduled service and the one-off diversion on the same ramp, which is what lets ad hoc airline catering run without a second setup. Carriers using this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LPVZ
Our kitchen works the same 1230 m runway constraint into a business aviation rotation as it does into a scheduled one, sizing the load for the GA terminal rather than a wide-body galley. Private jet catering at Viseu is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at LPVZ / VSE
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Viseu airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our flight at Viseu (VSE/LPVZ) required airline meal boxes with clear service-by-service organization. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. Very cabin-friendly catering. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Rafael — Turnaround Coordinator
“We used the team for tech stop at Viseu (VSE/LPVZ) during a tight turnaround. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ines — Cabin Service Coordinator
“We used the team for private jet catering at Viseu (VSE/LPVZ) on a VIP trip. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. A very good experience from a flight attendant perspective. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
John — Flight Operations Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Viseu (LPVZ / VSE)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,230 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LPVZ |
Business jet catering questions at Viseu (VSE)
Technical stop catering questions at Viseu (VSE)
What operations gets asked every week about Viseu.
Ask operations directly →Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at Viseu?
The temperature log opened at sealing follows the cart the whole way: airside delivery runs from our kitchen to the stand, and the load is boarded by hi-loader to galley door height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Is airline catering priced per flight at Viseu Airport?
The coordinator on duty prices each request individually, since airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked, and we return with a quotation rather than a published rate.
Does VSE handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering under protocol?
Every movement of this kind is worked to its own protocol file: VIP flight catering and government flight catering are both handled at Viseu with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift.
How far in advance does LPVZ need an airline catering order confirmed?
The standard lead time gives our kitchen the room to plan a full specification, though last minute airline catering can still be worked once the order and the loading window are confirmed together.
At what point are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced for Viseu departures?
The sequence starts with the dietary file logged against the passenger list, after which halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meals codes are produced on a separate line and sealed before departure.
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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 Viseu (VSE)