Aviation catering — Resolute Bay, Canada

Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Resolute Bay (CYRB / YRB)

YRB (IATA) · CYRB (ICAO)

A narrow-body reference code governs every rotation through Resolute Bay, and the uplift plan is built around it rather than around a wide-body forecast that would never land. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering for that traffic from a kitchen close to the ramp, with hi-loader boarding straight to the galley door and uplift staged airside for scheduled, charter and VIP movements alike.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
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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
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Resolute Bay

Aviation catering with ramp access at Resolute Bay, Canada

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Inflight catering order window at CYRB / YRB

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, YRB

Ramp access at Resolute Bay is what a catering uplift is actually measured against, since a narrow-body reference code sets how the apron is worked stand by stand. Our cart moves from the sealed kitchen output straight onto the hi-loader, never set down at the foot of the aircraft, and it clears the galley door on a fixed sequence rather than a guess. That sequence is what the desk at YRB commits to when it takes an order for this station.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Resolute Bay sit screening, an escort through the airside gate, and apron traffic that a narrow-body reference code compresses onto fewer movements than a wider field would allow. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that sequence rather than the average of it, because a single missed escort slot costs the whole rotation its window. Galley catering is sealed before the convoy departs, its temperature logged at that seal and logged again at handover, and the run closes on a signature that ties the load to the aircraft it boarded, preserving chain of custody from the kitchen door to the galley.

One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing loose between them.

Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Resolute Bay (YRB)

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Airline food supplier crews cleared for CYRB

The flight kitchen that provisions Resolute Bay runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to serve narrow-body rotations rather than a wide-body forecast the reference code does not support. Airport catering here follows HACCP through the cold chain from that kitchen to the ramp, and the same standard covers airport catering in Canada more broadly, held to one written specification rather than a local variant. Flight kitchen output at YRB is sealed before it leaves the building, and it stays that way until the hi-loader reaches the aircraft.

The team that handles government flight catering at Resolute Bay is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Each member carries a current security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to household standards as well as to the airline tray specification. That consistency is what a protocol desk checks first when it books catering at YRB, ahead of anything on the menu itself.

VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Resolute Bay, Canada

Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Resolute Bay airport

Menus at Resolute Bay are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted to the season, so a scheduled rotation and a government movement are never served from the same standing plan. Inflight catering in Canada draws where it can on regional produce — dairy, cured fish, orchard fruit in season — worked into a tray set rather than a plated story, because the specification travels better than a dish description does. Every set is built to the galley fitted to the aircraft rather than to a generic tray, which is what keeps a narrow-body rotation on schedule. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is ever sealed.

A grilled medallion under hollandaise with piped potato, beetroot puree and vine tomatoes on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Resolute Bay are plated to a written specification rather than to a chef's memory, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering available on request against the standing order on file. The presentation is checked against that order before the cart leaves the kitchen, not after it lands on the aircraft.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at YRB run on multi-choice hot service built to a cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same tray sets, boxed to the roster rather than to a generic count.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at CYRB are documented per passenger before the cart is packed, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the rest of the uplift.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at CYRB

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 Resolute Bay

A narrow-body reference code sets the traffic profile Resolute Bay is built for, and it shapes the uplift plan more than any single flight does: repeat rotations bring a repetition problem, an occasional delegation brings a documentation one, and the plan is built to whichever of the two is on the board. Airline catering at YRB and aviation catering at Resolute Bay both run off that same narrow-body assumption rather than a wide-body one the field was never sized for.

The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded directly to the galley door rather than set down on the ramp, with our own crew escorted onto the apron for every movement. In-flight catering at YRB and inflight catering at Resolute Bay are staged on that same route regardless of whether the flight is scheduled, charter or government, and airport catering at CYRB is planned stand by stand rather than against a generic timetable.

One coordinator holds the rotation from kitchen to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load.

Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at CYRB

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Government and state flight catering at YRB
A narrow-body reference code means a delegation's aircraft shares apron sequencing with everything else moving that day, so the protocol file has to be sequenced ahead of arrival rather than assembled on the ramp. Government flight catering at Resolute Bay is documented per passenger, staffed by cleared personnel, and sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the stand, covering head of state movements on the same standing procedure as any other delegation.
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Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Resolute Bay
A narrow-body reference code, and that single fact decides which private airliners this ramp can turn around without a special routing. Royal flight catering at CYRB is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering VVIP work for private airliners including BBJ and ACJ configurations, with halal and other royal household dietary requirements produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CYRB
We work a narrow-body reference code into every charter loading plan at Resolute Bay, staging a full three-cabin uplift against the loading sheet rather than against an assumed wide-body layout. Charter flight catering at YRB and charter flight catering at CYRB cover ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg special missions, staged in the order the galleys are laid out on board.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YRB
On a narrow-body reference code, a scheduled carrier and an unplanned diversion draw on the same stand and the same loading sequence, which is why ad hoc airline catering at Resolute Bay is planned against the rotation rather than against a fixed timetable. Outstation catering in Canada, diversion catering at YRB and technical stop catering run off one duty roster, with AOG covered on the same standby and crew meals in Canada and crew meals in Resolute Bay carried across a multi-leg routing without a change of specification.
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Private jet and FBO catering at Resolute Bay
A narrow-body reference code covers the business aviation traffic through Resolute Bay as directly as it covers scheduled flights, since the same stands and the same apron sequencing apply to both. Private jet catering at CYRB is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, run as FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering on the identical cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Inflight catering trusted by operators at CYRB / YRB

Protocol officers on government flight catering at Resolute Bay (YRB)

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“We needed an airline catering partner at Resolute Bay (YRB/CYRB) and the support was excellent. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. Very convenient for operational coverage. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Clara — Cabin Service Coordinator

“Our team needed VIP flight catering in Resolute Bay for a short-notice flight at YRB/CYRB. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. I would use them again for another flight from Resolute Bay. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”

★★★★★

Government flight department

Nadia — Government Aviation Liaison

“I requested special meals for passengers departing Resolute Bay (YRB/CYRB) and the labeling was excellent. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Maja — Ad Hoc Operations Manager

Flight catering station reference for Resolute Bay (CYRB / YRB)

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Outstation catering questions at Resolute Bay, Canada

Pilot meals and loading questions at Resolute Bay, Canada

What operations gets asked every week about Resolute Bay.

Ask operations directly →
What halal, kosher and special meal codes are produced for flights through Resolute Bay?

We produce halal and kosher sets on a dedicated line alongside the full range of IATA SPML codes, and every meal is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed.

Which lead time applies for an order into Resolute Bay Airport, and how far in advance can the specification still change?

The loading cart and its route to the galley door are fixed once the order is confirmed, so specification changes are taken up to the point the seal is applied, not after; earlier changes give the kitchen more room than a last-minute airline catering request does.

How do you handle private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at YRB?

YRB business aviation is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering run off the identical loading sheet as a scheduled rotation.

Do you publish what airline catering costs at CYRB?

Yes, by quotation rather than a fixed list, since airline catering cost at CYRB depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, and the desk returns a quote once those are confirmed.

Jet catering at airports near Resolute Bay

YCB / CYCB
Cambridge Bay
Canada · 713 km from Resolute Bay
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NAQ / BGQQ
Qaanaaq
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
THU / BGTL
Pituffik
Greenland · 746 km from Resolute Bay
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Charter flight catering quote for Resolute Bay

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Resolute Bay (YRB / CYRB)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Resolute Bay, 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

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
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Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Resolute Bay (YRB)