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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Alava, Spain
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Alava (LEVT / VIT)
VIT (IATA) · LEVT (ICAO)
A wide-body reference code at Alava sets the loading plan before a single tray is sealed, because a wide-body galley cannot be boarded like a narrow-body one: cart height, door sequence and hi-loader positioning are fixed by the aircraft, not by the kitchen. We run inflight catering and in-flight catering to that constraint, holding the uplift to galley height rather than staging it at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering for wide-body operators at this station means the hi-loader clears the apron on schedule, every rotation.
3,500 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 — Alava
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Alava (VIT)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Alava
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Alava, Spain
The catering uplift at Alava is planned against the wide-body reference code held here, which sets how a cart is sequenced from our kitchen to the aircraft. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than a shared drop point, so the cart moves onto the apron and to the galley door without a handoff at the foot of the aircraft. That single sequence is what the loading window below actually measures.
Between our kitchen and the stand at LEVT sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst of the three rather than the average. The chain of custody starts when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and does not break until a named handover at the galley. Temperatures are logged at sealing and again at that handover, and the catering uplift only closes once both readings and a signature are on file.
One sealed cart, one named handover, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline food supplier for VIT rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at LEVT / VIT
The flight kitchen that provisions Alava (LEVT) runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, working to the wide-body reference code held at the airport rather than to a narrower cabin count. Airport catering here is produced to HACCP procedure at every stage, with the cold chain held from the larder to the sealed cart. Airport catering at VIT is built around that single kitchen, not split across satellite units.
The team behind government flight catering at Alava is the same named crew on every rotation, holding security clearance on file and a place on the access list rather than rotating through general kitchen staff. They are trained to royal household standards and to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries at LEVT, from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft. Catering at VIT for this tier is handled by that fixed team alone.
Halal airline meals and special meals at LEVT
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at Alava
Menus for Alava are written to the cabin and the mission first, then to the season, drawing on the produce of the wider Basque region for dairy, fish and orchard fruit without naming a single supplier or dish. Inflight catering here moves from passenger meal boxes for a full charter load to a plated VIP flight menu for a single delegation, on the same kitchen line. Every set is written against the wide-body reference code held at LEVT, so a three-cabin rotation and a single VVIP movement are planned on the same production calendar. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled accordingly before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Alava are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order rather than reworked from scratch on each rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VIT run on multi-choice hot service, boxed to a galley-ready format sized to the aircraft fitted at the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed separately in tray sets and meal boxes, matched to the duty roster at LEVT.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Alava are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, this inflight catering set travels under the same chain of custody as the main cabin 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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at VIT
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 Alava (VIT)
Alava carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single runway rated to a wide-body reference code, which means a delegation movement and a peak charter wave can land in the same working day and are planned as two different problems: one of documentation, the other of stand capacity. Aircraft catering at LEVT starts from that mixed profile rather than from a fixed daily pattern.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with ground handling covering the last stretch of apron. Airline catering at LEVT and aviation catering at Alava run off the same ops desk, and in-flight catering at LEVT is staged against the loading sheet rather than against a general delivery slot.
On every rotation we commit one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, which is the one part of inflight catering at Alava that does not change with the traffic on the day.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at LEVT / VIT
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Government and state flight catering at Alava
Our kitchen works the 3500 m runway at Alava as a single reference point for planning a delegation movement, since it is the figure that decides whether a head of state aircraft can be worked here without restriction. Government flight catering at LEVT covers state visits and official movements, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LEVT
The 3500 m runway at Alava takes a private airliner without restriction, which is what makes a royal household movement routine here rather than exceptional. Royal flight catering, VVIP catering and the full private-airliner set — BBJ, ACJ, wide-body VIP — are 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 VIT
A wide-body aircraft on charter, ACMI or wet-lease work is what the reference code held at Alava is built to take, and that rating is what lets a group movement board here without a waiver. Charter flight catering at Alava covers special missions and group charters with a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, and charter flight catering at LEVT runs on that same sequence across a multi-leg rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Alava
A 3500 m runway at Alava, long enough to take a wide-body diversion without restriction, is what lets a scheduled carrier run this station as an outstation. Ad hoc airline catering covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation and ad hoc catering at VIT held to the same standard as a scheduled load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LEVT
On the same field as the wide-body reference code held at Alava, business aviation traffic is worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs there rather than from the wide-body stands. Private jet catering at LEVT is delivered to that terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by our dedicated business aviation catering branch and business jet catering staged to the same clearance as any other movement.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Alava
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at VIT
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Alava (VIT/LEVT) required sports team charter catering on a tight schedule. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. We would book them again for another team movement. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Salma — VIP Aviation Coordinator
“We needed troop flight catering at Alava (VIT/LEVT) for a time-sensitive operation. The team understood that reliability mattered more than complexity and stayed flexible until uplift. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Samuel — Charter Services Manager
“Our freighter crew needed cargo airline crew catering at Alava (VIT/LEVT) during a short turnaround. The crew received the correct quantities and the handover was quick, which is exactly what we needed. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Olivia — Ramp Operations Manager
Station data for airport catering at Alava (LEVT / VIT)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LEVT |
Airline catering services FAQ for LEVT
Diversion catering and ramp questions at LEVT
What operations gets asked every week about Alava.
Ask operations directly →What does airline catering at Alava airport cover for airside delivery?
We handle the uplift from our kitchen to the aircraft ourselves, boarding by hi-loader to galley height rather than leaving carts at the foot of the aircraft.
Are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for flights through VIT?
Our kitchen coordinator produces halal, kosher and the full range of SPML-coded special meals on a separate line, documented per passenger before sealing.
Where does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at LEVT?
The handover record shows delivery to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, with FBO catering carried on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Which factors decide airline catering cost for flights out of Alava?
The loading route from our kitchen, the cart and hi-loader configuration, and the cabin specification set the quotation; we publish no price list and confirm cost once the loading window and cabin count are known.
When is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Alava handled under protocol?
Once a movement is confirmed as government, royal household or VVIP, the file is handed to our cleared team, who work to a written household specification and log a sealed chain of custody through to the aircraft.
Outstation catering near Alava
BIO / LEBB
Bilbao
Spain · 49 km from Alava
Airline & VIP flight catering →
PNA / LEPP
Pamplona
Spain · 89 km from Alava
Airline & VIP flight catering →
EAS / LESO
Hondarribia
Spain · 92 km from Alava
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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