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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ekati, Canada
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Ekati (CYOA / YOA)
YOA (IATA) · CYOA (ICAO)
Ekati's narrow-body reference code sets the ramp this station boards on, and every rotation through it takes a hi-loader straight to galley height rather than a cart left at the foot of the aircraft. That single wide-body-capable step is what turns inflight catering into a boarding operation rather than a delivery one: in-flight catering here moves sealed from our kitchen to the galley door, uplifted, checked and signed off on the apron.
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Ekati
Wide-body aviation catering at Ekati, Canada
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Ekati, Canada
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Ekati airport
Ekati's narrow-body reference code fixes the stand geometry the hi-loader has to reach, and every uplift is planned against that geometry before the cart leaves the kitchen. Ramp access is held on our own badges rather than borrowed for the day, so the convoy moves on a route agreed in advance rather than one negotiated at the gate. Each catering uplift is logged from seal to signature, with the apron crossing timed as its own step rather than folded into the loading window.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ekati sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is where a rotation actually loses time, not the galley catering itself. We plan the route against the worst of those three rather than the average of them, so a delay on one does not eat into the loading window at the aircraft. Temperature is logged when the load is sealed at the kitchen and again at handover on the stand, and the same record carries the chain of custody from cart to galley. A signature closes it at the aircraft, naming who took the load and when, so the catering uplift is documented end to end rather than assumed.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the aircraft signature.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Ekati
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Ekati (YOA)
Sealed output feeds Ekati's narrow-body stand from a production line built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, so a scheduled rotation and a government movement can be worked from the same kitchen without either waiting on the other. The line runs to HACCP, and the cold chain is held from the moment a tray is packed to the moment it is signed for on the stand, with nothing left to ambient air on the way. Airport catering at Ekati is planned around that single line rather than around a network of subcontracted kitchens, so airport catering standards do not shift between a scheduled flight and a charter on the same day.
The team that handles government flight catering at Ekati is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned by whoever is free that day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the stand, and is trained to royal household service standards as well as to the standing government brief. That consistency is what a protocol officer is actually checking when they ask who touches the uplift, and it is answered before the question is asked rather than after. Catering at YOA for this segment is documented against that same named team, rotation after rotation.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Ekati
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Ekati, Canada
Menus at Ekati are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, so a scheduled rotation, a charter and a VVIP movement each draw on a different specification from the same kitchen. Local sourcing follows what the region actually supplies in season, with dairy, fish and orchard fruit worked into the main-cabin and premium sets rather than flown in against the calendar. Inflight catering here is written First, Business and main cabin as three distinct specifications, not one menu scaled down twice. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that record rather than against memory.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ekati are plated to a written specification rather than to a chef's memory, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation is repeatable rotation after rotation rather than reinvented each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at YOA run multi-choice hot service to a cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals at Ekati are boxed to the roster, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept as separate sets so a shift change never mixes the two.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Ekati are documented per passenger, covering household and religious needs alongside medical ones, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line before they are sealed. The full range of special meal codes, from SPML entries to vegan and gluten-free requests, is worked from that same record, and inflight catering for these sets never shares a tray with the standard cabin run.
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
Airline catering services under HACCP at YOA
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.
Inflight catering delivered to the stand at CYOA
Ekati's narrow-body reference code sets the traffic profile this station is built to work, and that profile decides how catering is planned here more than any single flight does: a repeat rotation is a documentation exercise, while an ad hoc charter or a government movement is a capacity and clearance one worked into the same schedule. Aviation catering at Ekati is planned around that mix rather than around one flight type in isolation.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the crossing. In-flight catering in Canada rarely gets this kind of dedicated ramp access on a narrow-body field, and it is what keeps a loading window predictable regardless of which stand a rotation is worked from. Airport catering at Ekati is planned stand by stand rather than assumed from a network average.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover at the aircraft, so inflight catering at YOA carries the same accountable chain whatever the mission behind it.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Ekati, Canada
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Government and state flight catering at YOA
At the single narrow-body stand this field is built around, a head of state movement is worked the same way as any other government flight catering rotation: the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen. Where a dedicated terminal serves this traffic, the load is staged there rather than mixed with scheduled departures.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Ekati
Sequencing a household movement around a single narrow-body stand means the loading plan has to hold a private airliner to the same window as any other rotation, never the reverse. Royal flight catering at Ekati keeps a written household specification on file between movements, covering private airliners such as a BBJ or ACJ, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request from that same record.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CYOA
One narrow-body reference code, and every charter movement through Ekati is staged against the same loading sheet rather than a plan per operator. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift counted against that sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, and charter flight catering for a multi-leg rotation follows the same sequence on every leg.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YOA
A narrow-body reference code governs the stand Ekati boards from, and that single geometry is what lets a scheduled carrier and an ad hoc diversion draw on the same loading plan without renegotiating it. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering for carriers running this field as an outstation, diversion catering, technical stop catering and AOG support, all run off one duty roster across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boarded on the same cart as the cabin.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Ekati
We route business aviation traffic at Ekati through the same narrow-body-rated stand infrastructure the airline side uses, rather than a separate arrangement. Our dedicated private jet catering branch delivers to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, and private jet catering in Canada rarely runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, which is what this branch is built to do.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at CYOA / YOA
Flight departments on jet catering at CYOA / YOA
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Ekati (YOA/CYOA) and needed diverted flight catering. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Klara — FBO Services Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged airline catering at outstations at Ekati (YOA/CYOA). Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. We would be comfortable using the service there again. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Luca — Ground Services Manager
“The operations team needed an airline catering cost per meal for Ekati (YOA/CYOA) with very little time to decide. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Selim — VIP Trip Manager
Airport catering facts for Ekati (CYOA / YOA)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYOA |
Flight catering FAQ for Ekati
Pilot meals and loading questions at Ekati
What operations gets asked every week about Ekati.
Ask operations directly →Which route does airline catering take to reach the aircraft at Ekati?
The hi-loader takes the load directly from the sealed cart to galley height, so airside delivery never passes through a stand-side handover point.
Where are VIP, VVIP and government flights catered at Ekati?
The protocol file travels with the uplift from the kitchen, documenting VIP flight catering and government flight catering under the same security clearance and sign-off before the cart is released to the ramp.
Does YOA produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes?
Every halal and kosher set is produced on a separate line and sealed before dispatch, and the full range of special meals, including SPML entries, is documented per passenger.
When can I get a quote for airline catering cost at CYOA?
Once the cabin count, specification and loading window are confirmed, our desk returns a quotation rather than a fixed price list, since airline catering cost depends on the mission.
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Uplift at Ekati (YOA)