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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — London, Canada
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at London (CYXU / YXU)
YXU (IATA) · CYXU (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code give this station the ramp depth for a full three-cabin uplift, not a single narrow-body turn. That capability moves through hi-loader boarding straight to galley height, so inflight catering and in-flight catering here are boarded rather than delivered kerbside, with every uplift held to the same cold chain from kitchen to aircraft.
2,682 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
2
FBOs on station
02
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 — London
Wide-body inflight catering at London
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at YXU
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at CYXU / YXU
Every catering uplift out of this wide-body station follows the same sequence: sealed at the kitchen, moved under ramp access controls, and boarded through the galley door on schedule. Two runways and a wide-body reference code mean the apron here can hold a full three-cabin rotation without splitting the load across stands. That sequence is what the timeline below records, minute by minute, rather than a promised window.
Between our kitchen and the aircraft at this wide-body station, the convoy is the part we plan hardest, not the galley catering itself. Screening, escort and apron traffic all sit inside the same chain of custody, so the route is fixed before the cart ever leaves the door and an escort stays with it across the apron. Temperatures are logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the catering uplift closes only once a named signature confirms the galley has taken it aboard intact.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at CYXU.
Pilot meals prepared for CYXU rotations
Airline food supplier crews cleared for London
The flight kitchen at YXU runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to hold a full wide-body rotation rather than a single narrow-body turn. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart, so airport catering leaving the door meets the same standard on every shift. That single-site model is what keeps airport catering consistent for scheduled, charter and VIP work moving through London.
The team that handles government flight catering here is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, trained to household service standards and to the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity matters more on a wide-body reference code station, where a single delegation movement can fill several cabins at once. Catering at CYXU is planned around that same crew, not a rotating roster.
Halal airline meals and special meals at London airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at YXU
Menus at this station are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a state visit are never served from the same specification. Where local produce is available, dairy, orchard fruit and regional fish move into the seasonal rotation without displacing the standing specification a carrier already holds on file. From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, inflight catering at London follows that same cabin-first logic, cabin by cabin. Every set is documented against allergen, halal, kosher and medical codes, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at CYXU are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and course-by-course service available on request. VIP flight catering here is staged and checked against that specification before the cart ever reaches the galley door.
Business cabins
Business cabins at London run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, with crew meals in Canada and crew meals in London following the same tray-set standard.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at this wide-body station, produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main uplift. Halal and kosher sets, together with the full range of IATA special meal codes, keep inflight catering in London consistent across every cabin and every rotation.
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 London (YXU)
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.
Airside airport catering at London, Canada
London handles scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways and a wide-body reference code, a mix that turns each rotation into either a documentation task, a capacity task or a repetition task depending on who is flying. A government delegation demands protocol paperwork before it demands trays; a charter peak demands stand coverage; a repeat commercial rotation demands the same tray set, week after week.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, lifted straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew holding the ramp access badges for the length of the load. In-flight catering in London and airport catering at YXU are both planned on that same sequence, and aviation catering at London runs off one ops desk rather than a set of separate handoffs.
On every rotation at this station, one coordinator carries the load from seal to signature: inflight catering at YXU, and airline catering at London, close only once that signed handover is on file.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at London
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Government and state flight catering at CYXU
At a station rated to a wide-body reference code, a head of state aircraft boards from the same stand depth as a scheduled wide-body service. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any state visit or official delegation movement.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at London
A wide-body reference code station has to hold its loading plan around whichever cabin configuration a household aircraft is flying that day, sequencing the galley order before the cart ever leaves the kitchen. Royal flight catering at CYXU covers private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP alike, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CYXU
At 2682 metres, the longest runway here takes a fully loaded wide-body charter without a payload trade-off, which keeps the loading sheet identical to a scheduled rotation. Charter flight catering at London serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at CYXU staged across the full three-cabin uplift and counted against that same sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YXU
A wide-body airframe boarding here draws on the aerodrome reference code held for this station, which is what lets a full three-cabin rotation load without splitting across stands. Carriers running London as an outstation use that same capability for ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern with the tray standard held constant between legs.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at London
Our crews carry the same 2682 metre runway capability down to the business aviation side of the field, running private jet catering in London to the FBOs on site and to the GA terminal on request. FBO catering there sits on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, coordinated from the one kitchen that serves the whole station.
Private jets →
FBOs at London
flite line services london
flyxcite fbo
Charter flight catering reviewed at YXU
Operators on commercial aviation catering at CYXU
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at London (YXU/CYXU) as an airline catering broker. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. Very convenient for operational coverage. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Bastien — Ad Hoc Operations Manager
“We booked VIP flight catering in London for a flight operating through YXU/CYXU. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Joana — Cargo Network Controller
“For our flight from London (YXU/CYXU), the cabin order included multiple special meal codes. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. A good experience with complex dietary requests. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Sabrina — Flight Services Manager
Outstation catering data for London (CYXU / YXU)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,682 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | CYXU |
Aircraft catering questions at London airport
Crew meals, lead times and access at London airport
What operations gets asked every week about London.
Ask operations directly →When does airline catering cost get confirmed for a flight through CYXU?
When the cabin count, the specification and the loading window are set, the desk returns a quotation rather than a fixed price list, because those three variables decide the airline catering cost on every rotation.
Are FBOs and the GA terminal in London covered for private jet catering?
The coordinator on duty routes private jet catering to any FBO on the field and to the GA terminal on request, and FBO catering there runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Where is VIP flight catering and government flight catering documented at London Airport?
The protocol file travels with the uplift itself, recording security clearance, sealing time and the signed handover, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering are both traceable against that one record rather than a verbal assurance.
Does YXU produce halal, kosher and SPML special meals?
Each special meal code, including halal and kosher, is produced on a separate line and labelled per passenger, so the full range of IATA SPML requirements is documented before it joins the main uplift.
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Flight catering quote for London, Canada
Request a quote
Send us your catering needs for YXU
London (YXU / CYXU)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for London, 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 London (YXU)