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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Roberval, Canada
Roberval (CYRJ / YRJ): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
YRJ (IATA) · CYRJ (ICAO)
At Roberval, a 1524 m runway sets what boards here: narrow-body aircraft worked to a wide-body standard of care, one aircraft at a time, without the volume that spreads risk thin. We run inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off one ops desk, with hi-loader boarding to galley height and a short kitchen-to-ramp uplift held airside from seal to signature.
1,524 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Roberval
Wide-body aviation catering at Roberval (YRJ)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
In-flight catering loading window at CYRJ / YRJ
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Roberval (YRJ)
Every catering uplift at Roberval moves through a sequence measured, not estimated, from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door on the narrow-body stand. Ramp access is held on our own badges rather than a general escort, which keeps the apron crossing short and repeatable on every rotation. That sequence is what the timeline beside this note actually shows, movement by movement.
Between our kitchen and the single stand at Roberval sit screening, a short escort and whatever apron traffic the runway is carrying that hour, and the chain of custody is planned against the worst of those three rather than the average. Each catering uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, escorted onto the apron and handed over at the galley door under one signature. Galley catering is logged at both ends: a temperature reading at sealing, a second at handover, and the load is not signed for until the two agree.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing loose between them.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Roberval
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Roberval, Canada
The production kitchen behind Roberval runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard and worked to the cold chain a narrow-body rotation actually needs. Airport catering here is planned around one stand rather than several, which keeps the tray sets and passenger meal boxes moving in a single sequence instead of splitting across parallel loads. That same discipline is what airport catering at this field is measured on, movement by movement rather than by peak-day volume.
The team that handles government flight catering at Roberval is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool: security clearance on file, held on the access list, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. Paperwork travels with the sealed uplift rather than behind it, matched load for load against the chain of custody. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when the file is reviewed before the flight.
Halal airline meals and special meals at YRJ
VVIP catering to a written specification at CYRJ / YRJ
Menus at Roberval are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, drawing where the facts allow on the produce of the region and adjusted by season without naming a single dish or a supplier. First and Business travel on separate specifications, and the main cabin runs its own tray standard, all three checked against the same loading sheet before departure. Inflight catering here also carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin rather than bulk-loaded. That labelling is what keeps a mixed-cabin uplift accountable once it has left the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing Roberval are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed cycle, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the movement, so the presentation is repeatable across rotations rather than improvised on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of CYRJ run a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, tray sets loaded in the sequence the cabin needs them. Crew meals in Roberval are boxed separately from the passenger load, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept apart on the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Roberval are documented per passenger rather than assumed, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Canada produced to these codes is prepared on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main uplift.
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 YRJ
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 Roberval airport
One runway and a narrow-body reference code define the traffic Roberval actually carries: scheduled turns, ad hoc positioning and occasional charter work, none of it running in parallel on this field. A delegation movement here is a documentation problem before it is a volume one, and a single peak arrival is worked as a capacity question rather than a repeat pattern.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by a short route from our kitchen to the one working stand, loaded through the galley door and handed over on the apron under ground handling arranged for the movement. Airline catering at Roberval and aviation catering at Roberval both run off the same short chain, which is what keeps a single-stand field workable at short notice. Airport catering in Roberval is planned stand by stand rather than by terminal, because there is only the one to plan around.
What we commit to on this station is one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, the same discipline whether the movement is a scheduled turn or a single charter call, and inflight catering in Roberval is tracked against that handover on every rotation.
Government, royal and charter flight catering at Roberval, Canada
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Government and state flight catering at CYRJ
A single narrow-body stand and one working runway mean official movements at Roberval are worked one at a time, never staged against a second arrival. Government flight catering here covers state visits and delegation work for a head of state aircraft, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the ramp, and the catering at CYRJ sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at YRJ
Our kitchen holds a written household specification on file between movements, which is what a narrow-body reference code like Roberval's actually calls for on an infrequent VVIP rotation. Royal flight catering here covers private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types included, with halal and household dietary requirements on request and the catering at YRJ carried forward unchanged from one visit to the next.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Roberval
The narrow-body reference code held at Roberval sets the ceiling for every charter movement this field takes, and it governs the loading plan before any other detail does. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift on the single stand counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Canada staged the same way on every rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CYRJ
A 1524 m runway limits Roberval to narrow-body movements, and that ceiling is what a loading plan here is built around rather than a wide-body cycle. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster, with crew meals in Canada boxed to the roster and crew meals at YRJ handled on the same ad hoc catering line across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at YRJ
Business jets and smaller private airliners are the aircraft a narrow-body reference code like Roberval's is built to take, and that is what lets business aviation move through this field on the same footing as a scheduled turn. Private jet catering at CYRJ reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, covering FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering alike.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Roberval, Canada
Charter operators on flight catering at Roberval
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering partner in Roberval (YRJ/CYRJ) and the process was straightforward. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. Very convenient for operational coverage. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Victor — Ground Services Manager
“I arranged private jet catering in Roberval for our departure from YRJ/CYRJ. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. 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.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Isabella — VIP Flight Operations Manager
“I requested special meals for passengers departing Roberval (YRJ/CYRJ) and the labeling was excellent. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. A good experience with complex dietary requests. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Martin — Delegation Flight Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Roberval (CYRJ / YRJ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,524 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYRJ |
Business jet catering questions at YRJ
Diversion catering and ramp questions at YRJ
What operations gets asked every week about Roberval.
Ask operations directly →Roberval — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart to galley height on the stand, so airline catering is boarded directly rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with airside delivery held under our own escort.
Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Roberval Airport?
The narrow-body reference code held at this field covers business aviation the same way it covers a scheduled turn, so private jet catering and FBO catering both reach the GA terminal on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
With one working stand at YRJ, what does airline catering cost?
There is no published price list: a quotation depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, and the desk comes back with a figure once those are known.
What lead time does CYRJ need for an order, and how late can a specification change?
We ask for the order as early as the rotation is confirmed, and we can still take most specification changes up to the loading window without disrupting the seal at the kitchen.
How are halal, kosher and special meals documented for departures from Roberval?
Roberval departures carry halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes produced on a separate line, each set labelled and logged per passenger before it joins the main uplift.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Roberval Airport, and under what protocol?
Yes, VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run under the same security-cleared, access-listed team, with the protocol file matched to the uplift before it leaves the kitchen.
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