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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Saguenay, Canada
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Saguenay (CYBG / YBG)
YBG (IATA) · CYBG (ICAO)
A wide-body aerodrome reference code at Saguenay sets what has to be sequenced before an aircraft door opens: hi-loader access, galley height and a rotation that does not wait. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering across scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements, boarding wide-body cabins on the ramp rather than delivering to the foot of the aircraft.
3,048 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
1
FBO 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 — Saguenay
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Saguenay (YBG)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at CYBG
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Saguenay
Ramp access is what turns a sealed cart into a boarded cabin at Saguenay, and the wide-body reference code held here is what allows it to happen from the apron rather than at the aircraft steps. Every catering uplift moves on a sequence set by that access: cart staged, hi-loader positioned, galley door opened only once the load is checked against the manifest. Nothing about that sequence is estimated at CYBG; it is worked the same way on every rotation, wide-body or otherwise.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Saguenay sit airside screening, an escorted route and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and the convoy across that ground is the real risk in a catering uplift, not the food inside the cart. We plan the route against the busiest version of that apron, not the easiest one, so the chain of custody holds whichever stand the aircraft is given. Every galley catering load is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at the aircraft, and closed out with a signature naming the person who handed it up through the galley door.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing changes hands unrecorded.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for CYBG / YBG
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for YBG
The wide-body reference code held at this field means the flight kitchen at YBG is built to feed a full multi-class cabin set rather than a single-class shuttle, and that scale is what airport catering at Saguenay is planned around. Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sit under one roof, run to HACCP throughout, so tray sets, meal boxes and sealed carts all leave through the same checked exit. Airport catering at YBG is provisioned from that one building rather than assembled ad hoc for each rotation.
Government flight catering at Saguenay is handled by the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the protocol line, and is trained to the household service standards a royal or state uplift is checked against. That continuity is what lets a sealed cart move from kitchen to galley door with one line of custody, never a handover between strangers.
Aviation catering menus and special meals for Saguenay (YBG)
VVIP catering to a written specification at CYBG
Menus at Saguenay are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed cycle, so a First cabin plate and a main-cabin tray set can leave the same kitchen on the same rotation. Local sourcing draws on the dairy, fish and orchard produce of the region where the season allows it, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin so nothing travels unmarked. Inflight catering at CYBG is written this way for every class of movement that boards here, VIP or scheduled.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Saguenay are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the household or the desk it serves, so the same presentation repeats rotation after rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CYBG run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed into tray sets ready to load. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, keeping flight-deck sets apart from the cabin service.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets at YBG cover household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger, including halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it, so inflight catering here answers a protocol brief as precisely as a standing menu.
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
Airport catering cold chain at Saguenay, Canada
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 CYBG / YBG
Saguenay carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a wide-body reference code, and that mix decides how a rotation is worked here: a delegation is a documentation exercise, a peak wave is a capacity exercise, and a repeat charter rotation is a repetition exercise, each planned differently from the same kitchen. Airline catering in Canada and airport catering at CYBG are both scheduled against whichever of those three shapes the day brings.
Boarding sealed carts from the kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, staged at the ramp and checked against the loading sheet before the galley door opens, is how in-flight catering in Saguenay reaches the aircraft; airside delivery is worked to that stand, not to a holding point short of it. Inflight catering in Canada and aviation catering in Canada both run off that single route rather than a separate one per segment.
One coordinator holds the rotation from kitchen to signature, whatever the mix of traffic that day.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at YBG
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Government and state flight catering at Saguenay
Our kitchen works to the same 3,048-metre runway that brings a head of state aircraft onto this field, and government flight catering at CYBG is built around that access rather than around a separate terminal. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen for catering at YBG.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at CYBG
The 3,048-metre runway at Saguenay takes the private airliners this segment flies, holding BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP movements without a length limit on approach. Royal flight catering here runs to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request for every repeat rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at YBG
A wide-body aircraft on an ACMI or wet-lease rotation is what the reference code held at Saguenay is built to board, group movement or special mission alike. Charter flight catering at CYBG covers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at YBG stages each cart in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Saguenay
A 3,048-metre runway at CYBG, long enough to bring in wide-body diversions and technical stops without a length constraint on the approach. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering for carriers running Saguenay as a regular stop, diversion catering when a rotation lands unplanned, and technical stop catering across a multi-leg pattern, with crew meals in Canada boxed to the same roster.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at CYBG
On the same field that holds a wide-body reference code, the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field draw on the branch of the operation built for business aviation. Private jet catering in Saguenay is delivered to the ramp handler serving that terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, kept second to the commercial rotation it shares a kitchen with.
Private jets →
FBOs at Saguenay
avjet holding inc
Charter flight catering reviewed at CYBG
Flight departments on jet catering at Saguenay airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Saguenay (YBG/CYBG) and needed contingency catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. A dependable option for irregular operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Lucas — Executive Charter Coordinator
“We used the service at Saguenay (YBG/CYBG) for airline catering at small airports on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. A solid solution for outstation operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jose — Charter Account Manager
“We requested an airline catering quote for Saguenay (YBG/CYBG) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. The clear communication made the booking easy. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Andrea — Station Services Coordinator
Aviation catering data for Saguenay (CYBG / YBG)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,048 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | CYBG |
Airline catering services FAQ for Saguenay (YBG)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Saguenay (YBG)
What operations gets asked every week about Saguenay.
Ask operations directly →Who is cleared to handle VIP flight catering, VVIP movements and government flight catering at CYBG?
For every household, delegation or state movement, the same named crew works the rotation: protocol documented per passenger, security clearance on file, and the load sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
At which point does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at Saguenay?
The sealed cart leaves our kitchen first, moves by escorted route across the apron, and is handed to the ramp handler serving the GA terminal on the same paperwork as an airline uplift; FBO catering here is never assembled separately from that route.
How far in advance do halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes need to be confirmed at Saguenay?
Our HACCP-run kitchen produces halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes on a separate line whenever they are confirmed against the booking; each set is labelled per passenger before it is sealed.
Is airline catering delivered airside at YBG, and how does it reach the aircraft?
Our loading coordinator moves every cart by hi-loader from the kitchen to the stand, boarding at galley height rather than leaving anything at the foot of the aircraft.
Does airline catering cost the same for every rotation at CYBG?
Every quotation is built on the cabin count, the specification and the loading window requested, so we ask for those details before we return a price rather than publishing a fixed list.
Outstation catering near Saguenay
YTF / CYTF
Alma
Canada · 52 km from Saguenay
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YRJ / CYRJ
Roberval
Canada · 96 km from Saguenay
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YML / CYML
Charlevoix
Canada · 100 km from Saguenay
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for CYBG
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Saguenay (YBG / CYBG)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Saguenay, 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 Saguenay (YBG)