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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Amman, Jordan
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Amman (OJAI / AMM)
AMM (IATA) · OJAI (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code let Amman take full-fuselage rotations onto stands where hi-loader boarding lifts sealed carts straight to galley height. Inflight catering here runs off one ops desk airside; in-flight catering at this station covers scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights, with uplift moving to the aircraft rather than waiting at its foot.
3,660 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Amman
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Amman (AMM)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Amman airport
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at AMM
Ramp access is what a wide-body reference code buys us at this station: the cart moves from our kitchen seal to the aircraft door under one escort rather than handed off at a gate. That single-custody run is what a catering uplift at AMM is measured against, not against a printed estimate. It carries through every apron movement Amman schedules on its two runways, wave after wave.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Amman sit screening, an airside escort and apron traffic crossing two runways, and we plan the catering uplift against the busiest of those, not the easiest. The galley catering that leaves our kitchen is logged at the seal, then logged again at the aircraft door, so the chain of custody is never a single signature covering the whole route. That double log is what lets a delayed rotation still receive a sealed uplift rather than a rushed one.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing loose in between.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving OJAI / AMM
Airline food supplier crews cleared for OJAI
Airport catering AMM runs from a kitchen built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, produced to a documented HACCP standard rather than assembled to order on the day. Airport catering OJAI is planned against Amman's two-runway movement pattern, so tray sets and passenger meal boxes are staged ahead of the wave they board rather than built against it. What that facility makes possible is a single kitchen answering scheduled, charter and VIP demand on the same shift, without splitting production across separate sites.
The team that handles government flight catering at this station is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household service standards a protocol movement requires. Amman's two-runway traffic pattern means that crew works across scheduled, charter and state movements without swapping staff between them, so the chain of custody on a sealed uplift never changes hands mid-rotation. AMM catering built to that standard is signed by name at both ends of the run.
VIP flight catering menus for Amman, Jordan departures
VVIP catering written per mission at Amman airport
Menus at Amman are written to the cabin and to the mission, not to a fixed cycle repeated regardless of who is flying. Jordan's produce runs through the offer in general terms: dairy, orchard fruit, olive oil and fish from the region sit alongside a standing First, Business and main cabin structure rather than displacing it. Inflight catering Amman follows the season on the ingredient side while holding the tray specification fixed on the service side, so a charter rotation and a scheduled one both board to a documented standard. Every set carries allergen, halal, kosher and medical documentation labelled per passenger and per cabin, filed before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at OJAI are plated to a written specification rather than to a repeated set list, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order on file. VIP flight catering here holds that specification across repeat rotations, so the presentation a protocol desk signs off once is the presentation boarded on every following movement.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Amman run multi-choice hot service to a fixed cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals Amman and cabin crew meals travel in the same tray sets, with pilot meals boxed separately to the roster rather than bundled into the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at AMM are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher, vegan and gluten-free sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Amman produces these on a separate line from the main cabin run and seals them there before either leaves the kitchen.
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 AMM
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at Amman
Amman's two-runway layout and wide-body reference code carry scheduled, charter and government traffic through the same stands, and each type asks something different of catering: a delegation is a documentation problem before it is a food problem, a peak wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat charter rotation is a repetition problem that has to produce the same tray twice without drifting.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, moved airside under escort and lifted to galley height by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the stand. Airline catering in Amman and airport catering Jordan both run off that same route, with ramp access held on our own badges so the convoy does not wait on a second clearance once it is moving. Inflight catering OJAI and aviation catering OJAI are managed from one ops desk that tracks each stand assignment as it is confirmed.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen and signed again at the aircraft, and in-flight catering Jordan handled to that same written handover regardless of which segment is flying that day.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Amman (AMM)
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Government and state flight catering at AMM
Amman's dedicated handling for state and protocol traffic runs through the same two-runway pattern as scheduled service, kept separate on the documentation side rather than on the stand. Government flight catering at this station covers state visits and official delegations for any head of state movement, with the protocol file recorded per passenger, security-cleared staff assigned to the run, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Amman
Amman's wide-body stands take private airliners on the same reference code as scheduled wide-bodies, so a BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP aircraft boards without a separate ramp arrangement. Royal flight catering at OJAI catering holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced to that same standing order on every repeat rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at OJAI
Amman's two runways and wide-body stands take a full three-cabin charter rotation on one movement rather than splitting it across slots. Charter flight catering Amman covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group and multi-leg charter, tour operator and repatriation work, with charter flight catering Jordan counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at AMM
Amman's wide-body reference code and two runways carry carriers that run this station as an outstation as readily as ones based here full time. Ad hoc airline catering at AMM covers outstation catering and diversion catering as they arise, with technical stop catering and AOG handled off the same duty roster; crew meals in Amman board on the same rotation, and outstation catering Amman is confirmed against whichever stand the movement is given.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Amman
The GA apron at this wide-body-rated station sits alongside the same two runways that take scheduled traffic, and business aviation here is worked by our dedicated private jet catering branch rather than folded into the airline run. FBO catering in Amman reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, on the same cold chain and paperwork as business aviation catering and business jet catering for an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Amman, Jordan
Charter operators on flight catering at Amman (AMM)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a last-minute requirement at Amman (AMM/OJAI), we contacted them as our airline catering broker. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. It made the station much easier to manage. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Charlotte — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
“We used the service for private jet catering in Amman on a VIP rotation through AMM/OJAI. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. I would use them again for another flight from Amman. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Anika — Airport Duty Manager
“Our passenger profile required special meal codes at Amman (AMM/OJAI), with several different dietary restrictions. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. A good experience with complex dietary requests. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ibrahim — Client Services Manager
Outstation catering data for Amman (OJAI / AMM)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,660 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OJAI |
Business jet catering questions at Amman, Jordan
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Amman, Jordan
What operations gets asked every week about Amman.
Ask operations directly →When can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at OJAI?
When a business aviation movement is confirmed, private jet catering is routed to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field directly from our kitchen, with FBO catering handled on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
Which protocol applies when you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights in Amman?
The cart used for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station is the same sealed unit that boards every rotation, moved under escort with the protocol file documented per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.
Is there a fixed lead time for orders placed at Amman airport, and how late can the specification change?
Our coordinator confirms the lead time against the stand and cabin count once the movement is booked, and asks how far in advance any special meal change is needed so a last minute airline catering request can still be sealed before departure.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at AMM?
AMM airline catering is delivered airside by sealed cart under escort, then boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the stand for the crew to load themselves.
Inflight catering at other airports near Amman
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Amman
Jordan · 28 km from Amman
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MTZ / LLMZ
Masada
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
VTM / LLNV
Beersheba
Israel · 109 km from Amman
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aircraft catering quote for Amman
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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