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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — La Grande-4, Canada
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at La Grande-4 (CYAH / YAH)
YAH (IATA) · CYAH (ICAO)
The narrow-body reference code held at La Grande-4 sets the wide-body cross-check our ops desk runs before we quote a rotation, since the stands and taxiways here are sized to that class first. Our crews still bring hi-loader boarding to galley height for the aircraft this apron takes, so inflight catering and in-flight catering move by uplift straight to the door rather than waiting at the foot of the aircraft.
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 — La Grande-4
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at La Grande-4, Canada
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at CYAH / YAH
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at YAH
The loading window at YAH is measured, not estimated: from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door at La Grande-4. Ramp access stays with our own crews for the whole distance, so the catering uplift never sits unattended on the apron waiting for a slot. Timings are held against the narrow-body reference code this field is built to, since that code sets the door height our loaders work to on every rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at La Grande-4 sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and we plan the galley catering run against the worst of those three rather than the average day. The chain of custody stays with one crew from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the galley door, so nothing changes hands twice on the way to the aircraft. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, and the catering uplift travels under one badge the whole distance across CYAH.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing in between.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving La Grande-4 (YAH)
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at CYAH
The flight kitchen that provisions CYAH runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, working to the narrow-body reference code that governs this field's stands. HACCP procedure is followed through every stage of production, from intake to the sealed cart, and the cold chain is held from that seal to the galley door. Airport catering at La Grande-4 is planned around that one kitchen rather than split across several sites, which keeps the airport catering standard consistent flight to flight.
The team that handles government flight catering at La Grande-4 is the same named crew every rotation, working from a standing access list rather than a rotating one. Security clearance is held on file for each member before they are assigned to a household or state movement, and each is trained to the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it does not change between visits to YAH.
VIP flight catering menus for La Grande-4, Canada departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at La Grande-4 airport
Menus at YAH are chef-designed and set against the cabin and the mission before the season is worked into them. Canada's dairy, orchard fruit and cold-water fish inform the sourcing brief without naming a single supplier, so the inflight catering plan reads as a regional frame rather than a fixed list. Each set is built to travel from a sealed cart to a galley without a second handling step. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and the label travels with the tray from kitchen to seat.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at La Grande-4 are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to one set menu. Every VIP flight catering order is filed against the standing specification held for repeat operators through YAH.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CYAH take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets and meal boxes never mix across the cockpit and cabin crew split.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at La Grande-4, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line before sealing. The full range of IATA special meal codes is worked from that same line, so inflight catering for one passenger never crosses the tray set built for another.
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 compliance at CYAH
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 La Grande-4
The narrow-body reference code held at La Grande-4 sets the stand and taxiway geometry this field is built to, and it shapes how a delegation, a peak wave or a repeat rotation is planned here: a delegation is a documentation problem first, a peak wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat charter is a repetition problem that rewards a fixed routine.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole distance. Airline catering in Canada is planned stand by stand at this field rather than as a single generic run, and airport catering at CYAH follows the same routing on every rotation.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, and the handover at the galley door is signed before the cart leaves our custody, so inflight catering and in-flight catering at YAH both close on the same paperwork, whatever the segment flying that day.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at CYAH
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Government and state flight catering at La Grande-4
A head of state aircraft cleared to operate on the narrow-body reference code held at this field can be boarded here without a special waiver, since our loading equipment already matches that class. Government flight catering for the state visits and official delegations that follow is documented per passenger, handled by security-cleared staff, and sealed before it leaves the kitchen for La Grande-4.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at CYAH
At La Grande-4, the narrow-body reference code held on the field governs the private airliners this ramp takes, including BBJ and ACJ conversions flown on VVIP and royal flight catering rotations. Household standards are held to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than as a fixed set.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at YAH
A full three-cabin uplift has to be sequenced around the narrow-body reference code held at La Grande-4, since that code sets the galley door height every charter flight catering load is staged against before boarding. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions are counted against the loading sheet in that order, and charter flight catering here closes on the same signed handover as a scheduled rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at La Grande-4
The narrow-body reference code held at YAH sets the door height and stand geometry every ad hoc airline catering order is built against, whatever carrier is asking for it. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, with AOG covered on the same standby, across a multi-leg rotation through Canada. Crew meals at CYAH are boxed separately from the passenger tray sets on every one of those orders.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at CYAH
The narrow-body reference code held at La Grande-4 sets the stand geometry this field offers, which allows business aviation to be worked from the same apron rather than a separate compound. Private jet catering here is delivered to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Aviation catering reviews from operators at CYAH / YAH
Operators on commercial aviation catering at La Grande-4 (YAH)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering broker in La Grande-4 (YAH/CYAH) and the process was straightforward. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. It made the station much easier to manage. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Kai — Station Operations Supervisor
“Our team needed airline catering in La Grande-4 for a short-notice flight at YAH/CYAH. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. I would use them again for another flight from La Grande-4. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ava — VIP Trip Manager
“I requested halal airline meals for passengers departing La Grande-4 (YAH/CYAH) and the labeling was excellent. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Edgar — Mission Planning Officer
Airport catering facts for La Grande-4 (CYAH / YAH)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYAH |
Business jet catering questions at La Grande-4, Canada
Diversion catering and ramp questions at La Grande-4, Canada
What operations gets asked every week about La Grande-4.
Ask operations directly →Can halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes be produced for a flight through La Grande-4?
Halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line and sealed before dispatch, and the full range of SPML codes is covered on request, documented per passenger.
Given the protocol requirements a state or household movement carries, is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering available at YAH?
There is a named, security-cleared team assigned to VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this field, working to a protocol file documented per passenger.
How far does airline catering reach onto the ramp at CYAH?
The same hi-loader standard used across the network applies here, so airline catering is delivered by airside delivery straight to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
How much notice does La Grande-4 need before a specification can still be changed?
La Grande-4 works to a lead time set from the moment an order is confirmed, and the desk will say how far in advance a change can still be made once cabin count and mission are known; last minute airline catering is handled case by case.
La Grande-4: how much does airline catering cost for a rotation through this station?
The sealed cart and loading equipment used for every rotation are the same regardless of order size, but airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and loading window, and the desk returns a quotation once those are set.
Outstation catering near La Grande-4
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La Grande Rivière
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
YMT / CYMT
Chibougamau
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for La Grande-4
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La Grande-4 (YAH / CYAH)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for La Grande-4, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at La Grande-4 (YAH)