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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Derry, United Kingdom
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Derry (EGAE / LDY)
LDY (IATA) · EGAE (ICAO)
Boarding a narrow-body rotation off a single 1969 m runway means one stand, one sequence, no second chance to catch a slot: our hi-loader closes on the galley door and the wide-body-style discipline carries straight across. Inflight catering here runs from one ops desk, and in-flight catering at Derry (EGAE) reaches the aircraft by uplift timed to that one runway, not by delivery left at the foot of the steps.
1,969 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 — Derry
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Derry
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Derry, United Kingdom
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Derry airport
Ramp access at Derry is what decides how the catering uplift actually moves, not a printed schedule: one stand on one apron sets the order every cart follows. From seal to signature the sequence is fixed before the aircraft is even on the stand, so nothing waits on discovery once the hi-loader is in position. That single-runway rhythm at EGAE keeps the loading window short because there is one queue to manage, not several.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Derry sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and whatever traffic the single runway is running that hour; we plan the galley catering delivery against the busiest of those, not the easiest. Chain of custody is unbroken from the moment the cart is sealed to the moment a name is signed against it at the aircraft. Every catering uplift is logged twice on temperature, once at sealing and once at the galley, so the record and the load agree before the door closes.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley: nothing moves unrecorded between them.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for EGAE
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Derry (LDY)
Airport catering in Derry runs from a single flight kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to run to HACCP across every rotation the field takes. That structure lets airport catering in United Kingdom terms serve narrow-body movements without splitting production across sites, because one kitchen carries the whole tray-set count for one stand. The route from that flight kitchen at LDY to the apron is fixed, so a cold chain holds from the moment a tray is packed to the moment it reaches the aircraft.
The team handling government flight catering at EGAE is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks first, before it asks about the menu at all.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Derry
VVIP catering to a written specification at Derry, United Kingdom
Menus here are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, so a First cabin tray set and a main cabin tray set never share a specification by accident. Inflight catering at Derry draws on regional dairy, orchard fruit and fish where the route and the season allow it, without naming a single supplier or a single dish. Every tray carries documented allergen data, and halal and kosher sets are produced and labelled to the same standard as the rest of the load. Passenger meal boxes, crew sets and VVIP trays are labelled per passenger and per cabin, so nothing reaches the galley unmarked.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Derry take VIP flight catering plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than assumed. The same specification is what a protocol desk checks before the aircraft is even on the stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at EGAE run on multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, packed as tray sets rather than plated by hand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same load, boxed against the roster rather than guessed at.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at LDY are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes alongside household and medical requests. Inflight catering on this line is produced separately and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so a dietary tray never shares a surface with the standard 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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at Derry (LDY)
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at EGAE
Derry works a narrow-body traffic profile off a single runway and one aerodrome reference code, which keeps the field's catering pattern tight: a delegation here is a documentation exercise, a busy rotation is a capacity exercise, and neither gets the luxury of a second stand to fall back on. Airline catering at Derry is planned against that one runway, so timing carries more weight than volume ever does.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, closing directly on the galley door rather than being set down at the foot of the aircraft, with ground handling covering the ramp around it. In-flight catering at EGAE and aviation catering in United Kingdom both run off that same route, because there is only the one stand to serve.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft, and airport catering at EGAE is held to that same commitment on every load.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Derry (LDY)
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Government and state flight catering at Derry
A single aerodrome reference code at this narrow-body field means every state movement is sequenced through the same stand, so government flight catering at Derry is built around that one slot rather than a choice of aprons. State visits and head of state movements travel on a protocol file documented per passenger, handled by security-cleared staff and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at EGAE
The narrow-body reference code held at this field sets what can stand here, and within that limit royal flight catering runs to a written household specification kept on file between movements rather than rebuilt each time. Private airliners in the BBJ and ACJ class are worked to royal household standards, with halal and other VVIP dietary requirements produced on request at LDY.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LDY
Our kitchen sequences every wide-body-style uplift through the single stand this narrow-body field holds, which is what lets charter flight catering at Derry stay on schedule under a group movement or a special mission. ACMI and wet-lease operators get a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at EGAE stages trays in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Derry
Off the single 1969 m runway at EGAE, carriers running this station as an outstation get ad hoc airline catering built around one loading sequence rather than a bank of stands. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all draw on that same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed to the crew list travelling on ad hoc catering at LDY alongside the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at EGAE
The 1969 m runway at Derry takes the business aviation movements that route through this field's GA terminal and the FBOs working it, alongside the scheduled and charter traffic. Private jet catering at Derry reaches those aircraft on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, delivered to the ramp handler rather than left at the terminal door.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at LDY
Operators on commercial aviation catering at EGAE / LDY
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Derry (LDY/EGAE) for diverted flight catering after an unexpected operational change. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Marina — Flight Planning Manager
“We used the service at Derry (LDY/EGAE) for outstation catering on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. A solid solution for outstation operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ethan — Cargo Flight Support Manager
“For our flight at Derry (LDY/EGAE), we needed a quick airline catering quote before confirming the order. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Abel — Aviation Operations Executive
Aviation catering data for Derry (EGAE / LDY)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,969 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | EGAE |
Business jet catering questions at Derry
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Derry
What operations gets asked every week about Derry.
Ask operations directly →Is airline catering delivered airside at LDY, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Our own escort takes the cart from the kitchen through screening and onto the apron, where airside delivery finishes by hi-loader closing directly on the galley door rather than at the foot of the aircraft.
EGAE — how far in advance does an order need to be placed, and how late can the specification still change?
The sealed cart that carries the load sets the cut-off: lead time runs from first contact to that seal, and how far in advance a change is workable depends on whether the cart has closed, with last minute airline catering handled up to that point.
At what point does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at Derry?
The first step is the same sealed cart used for an airline load leaving our kitchen; from there, FBO catering is delivered to whichever FBO or the GA terminal the movement is working from, on that same cold chain.
Does airline catering cost the same for every flight at Derry Airport?
Every quotation is built on the unit that actually varies — cabin count, specification and loading window — since airline catering cost is never fixed to a published list, and the desk comes back with a figure once those are known.
Who signs off VIP flight catering, VVIP and government flight catering at LDY, and under what protocol?
For any state, royal or VVIP movement, a security-cleared team works to a documented protocol file kept per passenger, with the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it reaches the stand.
Commercial aviation catering near Derry
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
CFN / EIDL
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
ENK / EGAB
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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