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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Sovetskiy, Russia
Sovetskiy (USHS / OVS): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
OVS (IATA) · USHS (ICAO)
At Sovetskiy, a single 2,500 metre runway sets the working ceiling for every rotation we plan, and the wide-body reference code held here means inflight catering is built for full three-cabin loads rather than narrow-body volume. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering off one ops desk, boarding by hi-loader to galley height so the uplift never sits at the foot of the aircraft, ramp side, on schedule.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Sovetskiy
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Sovetskiy airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at USHS
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Sovetskiy
Ramp access at Sovetskiy governs the whole sequence: nothing crosses the apron until the convoy is cleared to move toward the single wide-body stand. Every catering uplift is staged against that clearance rather than against a fixed clock, so the kitchen holds the load ready and releases it the moment the ramp opens. The result is a window measured against the aircraft's actual position at OVS, not against an average.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Sovetskiy sit screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic around the single runway's turnaround pattern, and we plan every catering uplift against the worst of those, not the best. Chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and does not break until a named handover on the ramp. Temperatures are logged twice, once at the kitchen and once at the galley catering door, so the record matches what actually happened rather than what was scheduled.
One coordinator, one sealed convoy, one signature at the galley door.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Sovetskiy airport
Airline food supplier crews cleared for OVS
The flight kitchen behind Sovetskiy runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, held to HACCP across every stage of the process. Airport catering at OVS depends on that single site holding its cold chain from the moment a tray is packed to the moment it clears the galley door, with no intermediate handler breaking the seal. That is what airport catering at Sovetskiy is actually built on: one kitchen, one standard, one route to the stand.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Sovetskiy is the same named group on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with. Royal household standards apply to that same crew when the mission calls for them, without a separate roster or a separate kitchen line. Nothing about who handles a sensitive load at USHS is left to whoever happens to be on shift.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Sovetskiy (OVS)
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at USHS
Menus at Sovetskiy are written to the cabin and to the mission, adjusted for season and for the length of the rotation rather than issued as one fixed card. Where the region's produce fits the specification, dairy, orchard fruit and freshwater fish move into the plan alongside the standing tray sets, and nothing is named beyond that general frame. Inflight catering here runs from a VIP flight menu plated to order down to a charter flight menu built for volume, without either one losing its documentation. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are logged per passenger and per cabin, and travel with the load as a signed record rather than a verbal note.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Sovetskiy are plated to a written specification rather than a standing card, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request and filed against the same order. VIP flight catering at this level is checked against that specification before it leaves the kitchen, not against a general standard shared with the rest of the aircraft.
Business cabins
Business cabins at OVS run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, with tray sets and meal boxes packed to the roster. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed apart from the passenger load, each labelled to its own set of requirements.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Sovetskiy are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the manifest, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering of this kind is produced on a separate line at USHS and sealed there before it joins the rest of the load.
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 Sovetskiy
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 USHS / OVS
A single 2,500 metre runway and one wide-body reference code shape every rotation that comes through Sovetskiy, which means the traffic mix leans on repeat patterns rather than a constant peak wave, and catering is planned against that rhythm rather than against a terminal's rated capacity. Airline catering at OVS is scheduled stand by stand around the same single stand every operator uses, so sequencing rather than volume is the governing constraint on this ramp.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the ramp on a sealed convoy, staged for the wide-body stand and boarded by hi-loader directly to the galley door rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering here depends on that same route every time, with our own escort holding the badges needed to clear the apron. Inflight catering at Sovetskiy and in-flight catering across the wider Russia network both run off that one route rather than a set of alternates.
One coordinator owns the rotation from seal to signature, with a single named handover closing the load at the stand.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at OVS
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Government and state flight catering at Sovetskiy
One wide-body reference code, and every head of state movement through USHS is planned against it rather than against a general-purpose stand. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and a chain of custody that starts at the kitchen seal and ends only at the named handover on the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at USHS
Our crews hold a wide-body reference code specification on file between movements, so a royal household uplift at Sovetskiy starts from a written standard rather than from a blank sheet. Royal flight catering here covers private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types among them, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request and VVIP paperwork travelling sealed with the load.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at OVS
The wide-body reference code held at Sovetskiy is what lets a charter operator plan a full three-cabin uplift here rather than a reduced one. Charter flight catering at USHS and charter flight catering in Sovetskiy both cover ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order before the hi-loader ever reaches the aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Sovetskiy
A single 2,500 metre runway leaves no margin for a loading plan to slip, so every carrier working Sovetskiy as an outstation gets one fixed sequence rather than a flexible one. Ad hoc airline catering at Sovetskiy covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, with AOG handled inside the same multi-leg rotation and crew meals in Sovetskiy and in Russia boxed apart from the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at USHS
A private airliner or a large business jet still works within the same wide-body reference code that governs Sovetskiy's one stand, which is why business aviation traffic here is handled on the same ramp rather than a separate one. Private jet catering reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all following that one route.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Sovetskiy (OVS)
Protocol officers on government flight catering at Sovetskiy airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our flight at Sovetskiy (OVS/USHS) required aviation catering packaging with clear service-by-service organization. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. 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.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Dalia — Handling Manager
“We used the team for outstation at Sovetskiy (OVS/USHS) during a tight turnaround. The team stayed in contact with operations, adjusted to the new timing, and kept the aircraft handover simple. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Rami — Duty Station Manager
“We used the team for FBO catering at Sovetskiy (OVS/USHS) on a VIP trip. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Zain — VIP Trip Manager
Station data for airport catering at Sovetskiy (USHS / OVS)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | USHS |
Business jet catering questions at Sovetskiy (OVS)
Crew meals, lead times and access at Sovetskiy (OVS)
What operations gets asked every week about Sovetskiy.
Ask operations directly →When does an order need to be placed for catering at Sovetskiy, and how late can the specification still change?
When the rotation is confirmed we ask for the cabin count and specification as early as possible, since lead time on a single-runway station like this is what protects the loading window; last minute airline catering changes are still taken up to the point the convoy is sealed.
Can you give an airline catering cost for a rotation through OVS?
A figure depends on the cabin mix, the specification and the loading window requested, since we do not publish a price list; send the rotation details and the desk returns a quotation against them.
Which special meal sets can be produced for a flight through USHS, including halal and kosher?
Halal, kosher and the full IATA special meal code set, SPML included, are produced on a separate line and routed to the stand on the same sealed cart as the main load, each one logged per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Sovetskiy?
Yes, by hi-loader straight to the galley door, so the airside delivery never sits at the foot of the aircraft waiting for a separate handling step.
What does private jet catering look like for the FBOs and the GA terminal at Sovetskiy?
We deliver to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering following the same sealed route as the rest of the station's traffic.
Airport catering near Sovetskiy
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Charter flight catering quote for USHS / OVS
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Sovetskiy (OVS / USHS)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Sovetskiy, not a brochure.
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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 Sovetskiy (OVS)