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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Mosul, Iraq
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Mosul (ORBM / OSM)
OSM (IATA) · ORBM (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held here means a single stand can take a full-body aircraft, and our galley door work follows from that scale. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift at this wide-body station, boarding three cabins airside rather than staging trays at the foot of the aircraft.
2,650 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 — Mosul
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Mosul airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Catering uplift timing at Mosul (OSM)
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, ORBM
Every catering uplift at this station is planned from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the moment the galley door closes, not from a rough estimate. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the convoy crosses the apron under one badge rather than waiting on a second escort. That sequence, not a promised hour, is what a wide-body operator can plan a rotation against.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Mosul sit screening, an escort and apron traffic sharing the one wide-body movement area, and the plan is built against the worst of those, not the average. Galley catering here is sealed before the convoy moves, with the seal logged against the loading sheet rather than assumed. Temperature is read at sealing and again at handover, and the chain of custody closes only once a named signature receives the load at the galley.
One coordinator owns the load, seal to signature, on every rotation here.
Pilot meals prepared for Mosul, Iraq rotations
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Mosul airport
Airport catering at this wide-body station runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed a single wide-body stand rather than a scatter of smaller gates. That layout is what lets airport catering here hold cold chain integrity from the sealed cart to the galley door without a second transfer point. Production runs to HACCP throughout, the same standard the flight kitchen at OSM applies to every tray set it sends out.
The team behind government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on a fixed access list, and each is trained to the household service standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity is what lets a protocol officer sign off the uplift without re-vetting the room each time.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at ORBM / OSM
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Mosul (OSM)
Menus here are written to the cabin and to the mission, not to a single fixed cycle: a scheduled rotation, a state visit and a group charter each draw from a different specification even when they board the same day. Inflight catering at this station can carry a regional accent, drawing on Iraq's dairy, orchard fruit and grain in general terms, without naming a single dish or a single grower. Every set is logged against the standing order before it reaches the cart, so a repeat rotation sees the same tray twice rather than a variation nobody signed off. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that documentation, not against memory.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Mosul are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than assumed. VIP flight catering here is checked against that specification before it leaves the kitchen, not against a general standard.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ORBM run a multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Mosul are documented per passenger, then produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main load. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are inflight catering built to that documentation rather than to a general menu.
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 ORBM / OSM
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 OSM
The wide-body reference code held at this field means Mosul is worked as a single-stand station rather than a spread of gates, and every rotation, whether scheduled, charter or a government movement, is planned against that one point of contact rather than a shifting one. A repeat rotation is treated as a repetition problem first: the same tray set, checked against the same specification, twice.
Airside delivery to the stand runs on ground handling coordinated with the ramp team already working the wide-body movement here, with our own convoy escorted rather than left to queue behind other traffic. Aviation catering in Iraq depends on that coordination holding at every cycle, not just the first one.
We commit to one named coordinator for the rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door: airline catering in Iraq and airport catering at OSM are both measured against that same closing signature, in-flight catering at Mosul included, and inflight catering in Mosul is planned to the same rule.
Charter flight catering and state missions at Mosul airport
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Government and state flight catering at ORBM
A 2,650-metre runway is enough to take the aircraft a state visit typically brings, which sets the ceiling this card is built to serve. Government flight catering here covers delegations and head of state movements with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff throughout, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OSM
A private airliner sized to this field's 2,650-metre runway, BBJ or ACJ among them, boards from the same wide-body stand as a scheduled service, with no separate ramp required. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Mosul
On a runway measuring 2,650 metres, a group charter or an ACMI rotation boards a full three-cabin uplift from the same wide-body stand a scheduled service uses. Charter flight catering at Mosul covers wet-lease operators and special missions alike, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, the same discipline charter flight catering in Iraq is held to more broadly.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ORBM
The wide-body reference code held at this station lets us hold a full three-cabin specification on file for any carrier using it as an outstation, so the tray standard does not move even when the schedule does. We run ad hoc airline catering for carriers passing through, outstation catering for those based here, and diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OSM
Loading a business aircraft alongside a wide-body movement on the same reference-code stand means the smaller load is sequenced around the larger one, never the reverse. Private jet catering in Iraq reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal here on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated private-jet branch.
Private jets →
Business aviation catering reviews at Mosul (OSM)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Mosul, Iraq
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our flight at Mosul (OSM/ORBM) required airline meal boxes with clear service-by-service organization. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Very cabin-friendly catering. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Camila — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
“For a changing schedule at Mosul (OSM/ORBM), we needed flexible catering uplift. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Diego — Ground Operations Manager
“We used the team for private jet menu at Mosul (OSM/ORBM) on a VIP trip. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. I would definitely order from them again. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Samuel — Corporate Aviation Manager
Outstation catering data for Mosul (ORBM / OSM)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,650 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ORBM |
Aviation catering FAQ for Mosul, Iraq
Crew meals, lead times and access at ORBM / OSM
What operations gets asked every week about Mosul.
Ask operations directly →Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Mosul?
Yes, private jet catering reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal here, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Given a single wide-body stand, how much does airline catering cost at Mosul International Airport?
There is no published price list: airline catering cost here depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked, and our desk returns a quotation against those.
What is the lead time for an order at OSM, and how far in advance can a specification still change?
We ask for as much notice as the mission allows and work back from the loading window; how far in advance you confirm sets how late a specification can still be revised before the cart is sealed.
ORBM — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader takes the sealed cart from our kitchen convoy straight to galley height, so airline catering here is boarded airside rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.
How are halal, kosher and special meal codes handled for flights out of Mosul?
Mosul production runs halal and kosher sets on a separate line, with the full range of IATA SPML codes documented per passenger before the tray joins the main load.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Mosul International Airport?
Yes, under a fixed protocol: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run through security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift signed off before departure.
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Uplift at Mosul (OSM)