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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Fort Nelson, Canada
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Fort Nelson (CYYE / YYE)
YYE (IATA) · CYYE (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code at Fort Nelson sets the loading plan around single-aisle turnarounds rather than parallel wide-body operations, so every uplift is sequenced stand by stand instead of run in bulk. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private flights, boarding by hi-loader to galley height on airside access, sector after sector.
1,951 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Fort Nelson
Hi-loader aviation catering on the Fort Nelson apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for CYYE departures
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Fort Nelson
Ramp access is what actually decides the loading window at Fort Nelson: the sealed cart moves from our kitchen to the apron, then to the stand, then up through the galley door. Every catering uplift here is planned against that sequence rather than against a fixed clock, because a narrow-body turnaround leaves little room to recover a delay. What is measured is the handover at the door, not the drive to get there.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Fort Nelson sit screening, an escort onto the ramp, and whatever apron traffic a narrow-body turnaround is running that day; the convoy, not the galley catering itself, is the part we plan hardest against. Chain of custody is held from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the aircraft, with nothing handed off in between. Temperatures are logged at sealing and logged again at the galley on handover, and the catering uplift closes only once both readings and the signature are on file.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at Fort Nelson.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Fort Nelson airport
Airline food supplier crews cleared for YYE
The flight kitchen at YYE runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to seal. Airport catering at Fort Nelson is worked off that single site rather than split across satellite units, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from the larder to the cart. That single-site model is what lets airport catering here hold the same standard on a narrow-body turnaround as on a larger rotation.
The team that handles government flight catering at Fort Nelson is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, named on the access list, and trained to household service standards rather than rotated in ad hoc. Chain of custody sits with that crew from the moment a sealed uplift leaves the kitchen door to the moment it is signed for at the aircraft. Catering at CYYE for a protocol movement is worked by that fixed team and no other.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Fort Nelson (YYE)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at CYYE
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the airline catering menu at Fort Nelson follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a fixed cycle. Local sourcing draws on Canadian produce where the route allows it, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Inflight catering here is planned to the cabin fitted on the aircraft, from a single-aisle main cabin service through to a private airliner configuration. Every set closes with allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Fort Nelson are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the aircraft, so a repeat movement is served to the same brief each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CYYE take a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and issued to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Fort Nelson are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Every one of those sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so inflight catering here never crosses a restricted tray with a standard one.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Fort Nelson (YYE)
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 CYYE / YYE
Fort Nelson runs on a narrow-body reference code, which puts scheduled, charter and government traffic through single-aisle turnarounds rather than parallel wide-body movements; a delegation here is a documentation problem first, and a tight turnaround is a sequencing problem second. Airline catering at CYYE is planned stand by stand rather than in bulk, with each uplift sized to the aircraft actually on the ramp that rotation.
The sealed cart moves from our kitchen to the apron and onto the stand, boarded through the galley door with ramp access held on our own badges rather than at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering in Canada follows the same route at every station we hold, and in-flight catering in Canada is worked to that one method regardless of the aircraft size on the stand.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, and airport catering in Canada closes only once the handover is signed at the aircraft.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Fort Nelson
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Government and state flight catering at YYE
Our crews work a 1,951 metre runway at Fort Nelson daily, which is enough to size a single-aisle movement without a wide-body footprint. Government flight catering for a state visit or a head of state movement is documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared crew, and sealed at the kitchen before it leaves for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Fort Nelson
The 1,951 metre runway at Fort Nelson takes a private airliner on a single-aisle footprint rather than a wide-body one. Royal flight catering here holds household standards to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced against that same brief, and boarded by hi-loader on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CYYE
A single-aisle charter or ACMI movement is what the narrow-body reference code at Fort Nelson is built to board, rather than a wide-body group rotation. Charter flight catering at YYE covers wet-lease operators and special missions with a full cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Canada follows that same count at every station on the network.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YYE
A 1,951 metre runway at Fort Nelson, which sizes the field to single-aisle turnarounds rather than to a wide-body rotation. Ad hoc airline catering and outstation catering at Fort Nelson run off the same duty roster as diversion catering and technical stop catering, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern that a narrow-body operator flies through this station.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Fort Nelson
On the same narrow-body reference code that governs the airline stands, the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field at Fort Nelson take business aviation traffic through a separate but linked apron. Private jet catering at CYYE is delivered to those FBOs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at YYE
Protocol officers on government flight catering at Fort Nelson airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering broker in Fort Nelson (YYE/CYYE) and the process was straightforward. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. Very convenient for operational coverage. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jade — Operations Desk Manager
“We booked airline catering in Fort Nelson for a flight operating through YYE/CYYE. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Eric — Crew Planning Coordinator
“Our passenger profile required SPML at Fort Nelson (YYE/CYYE), with several different dietary restrictions. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ella — Flight Assistance Manager
Airport catering data for Fort Nelson (CYYE / YYE)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,951 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYYE |
Business jet catering questions at Fort Nelson (YYE)
Pilot meals and loading questions at Fort Nelson (YYE)
What operations gets asked every week about Fort Nelson.
Ask operations directly →Which airline catering costs apply at YYE?
The loader, the cart and the route to the stand set the baseline; the quotation itself depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window, and our desk returns one after reviewing the rotation.
Does Fort Nelson need a set lead time for a catering order?
Every rotation is booked against a lead time confirmed at order, and each specification can still change up to the point our kitchen seals the cart for that sector.
What does airside delivery look like at Fort Nelson?
We board the aircraft directly, moving the sealed cart from our kitchen to the stand and up through the galley door by hi-loader, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
When does Fort Nelson International Airport apply VIP or government protocol to a catering order?
Once a movement is flagged as VIP, VVIP or a government flight, the order runs under protocol from booking onward: security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and paperwork that travels with the cart to the aircraft.
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Fort Nelson (YYE)