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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — New Orleans, United States
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — New Orleans (KNEW / NEW)
NEW (IATA) · KNEW (ICAO)
The narrow-body reference code held at New Orleans (KNEW) sets the loading plan for every rotation: three runways feeding stands worked by hi-loader to galley height, with no delivery left waiting at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here run off one ops desk, uplift staged airside for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet departures alike.
2,097 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
3
Runways
3
FBOs on station
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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 — New Orleans
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at KNEW / NEW
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at New Orleans
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at KNEW / NEW
Three runways and a narrow-body reference code fix how a catering uplift is sequenced at KNEW, cart by cart, ahead of the loading window rather than during it. Ramp access is planned before the truck ever reaches the apron, so the convoy is never the variable the schedule depends on. What the timeline below tracks is the same interval on every rotation: sealed at the kitchen, cleared through the gate, loaded to galley height.
Between our kitchen and the stand at New Orleans sit screening, an escort and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and none of those are left to chance on the day. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of them, not the average of them, so a delay on the ramp never becomes a delay at the door. Chain of custody is held from seal to signature: temperature logged when the cart leaves the kitchen, logged again at handover, and the load signed for at the galley by name. That signature is what a catering uplift is actually judged on here, not the drive time.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the galley signature.
Airline catering companies' production standard at NEW
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for KNEW / NEW
The kitchen behind New Orleans runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to cart. Airport catering at NEW moves through that single facility rather than across several sites, which keeps the cold chain unbroken between the walk-in and the stand. It is that structure, not any single measurement, that makes airport catering at KNEW repeatable rotation after rotation.
The team that handles government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household standards a protocol officer expects to see documented rather than described. That continuity is what a chain of custody actually depends on at KNEW, cart after cart.
VIP flight catering menus for KNEW departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at New Orleans
Menus at New Orleans are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed cycle, adjusted as the traffic through NEW shifts between scheduled, charter and VIP work. Regional produce from the wider Gulf Coast area informs the seasonal range without pinning any card to a single supplier. Inflight catering at New Orleans closes every specification on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Nothing leaves the kitchen against an undocumented request, whatever the segment or the notice given.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at New Orleans are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than assumed by default. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the same presentation returns on the next rotation through KNEW.
Business cabins
Business cabins at NEW run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed and sealed as tray sets. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cockpit and cabin crew meals never share a tray set with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at KNEW are documented per passenger before the cart is built, covering household, religious and medical requests on one written record. Halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes are produced on a separate line and sealed before that line ever meets the main run, which is what inflight catering here is checked against.
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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at NEW
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 New Orleans (NEW)
New Orleans works a traffic mix of scheduled, charter and general aviation movements across three runways rated to a narrow-body reference code, which turns catering planning into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: a delegation on the ramp needs its own paperwork trail, and a repeat rotation needs the same tray set matched twice running. Airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at New Orleans all run off the same ops desk rather than separate lines, so a change to one leg does not mean starting a second plan from scratch.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, escorted onto the apron and loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the stand. Ground handling on the ramp and airside delivery to the stand are worked to the same clearance list every time, so the crew on the ramp is never a stranger to the load.
What we commit to at KNEW is one coordinator named against the rotation, carts sealed before they leave the kitchen, and a signed handover at the galley door closing the record.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at New Orleans (NEW)
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Government and state flight catering at NEW
Three runways and a narrow-body reference code at New Orleans set the ramp a government flight catering movement is worked from, protocol filed before the cart is sealed. Delegations, state visits and official movements here are handled by security-cleared staff, with the file documented per passenger and the load sealed at the kitchen before it reaches a head of state aircraft on the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at New Orleans
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP — boards at New Orleans against the same narrow-body reference code that governs every other movement on the field, which is what lets a royal flight catering standard travel unchanged between rotations. Royal household requirements are held to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary needs produced to that same VVIP record on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KNEW
Across the three runways rated to a narrow-body reference code at New Orleans, charter flight catering is planned for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions on the same loading standard as scheduled work. A full three-cabin uplift is staged in the order the galleys are laid out and counted against the loading sheet before the hi-loader ever reaches the stand, so charter flight catering at KNEW never depends on which operator is flying that leg.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at NEW
The narrow-body reference code held at New Orleans sets a single loading standard that every carrier using KNEW as an outstation is worked to, whatever the leg. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with the tray standard held constant even as the menu cycle moves week to week. Crew meals at New Orleans and crew meals at KNEW are boxed to the same roster on every one of those movements.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at New Orleans
A narrow-body reference code shapes how a business aviation load is sequenced at New Orleans, since the aircraft on the GA apron are worked to the same stand geometry as the wider field. Private jet catering here is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all run off that one standard.
Private jets →
FBOs at New Orleans
flightline first
signature aviation
skyborne
Aviation catering trusted by operators at New Orleans, United States
Operators on commercial aviation catering at NEW
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at New Orleans (NEW/KNEW) for head of state aircraft catering with strict timing and handling requirements. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Oscar — Flight Support Manager
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from New Orleans (NEW/KNEW) and needed wide body VIP aircraft catering. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Giovanni — Airport Operations Lead
“For a high-volume passenger flight at New Orleans (NEW/KNEW), we needed reliable pilgrim flight catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Amelia — Private Aviation Manager
Airport catering data for New Orleans (KNEW / NEW)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,097 m |
| Runways | 3 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | KNEW |
Business jet catering questions at KNEW
Diversion catering and ramp questions at KNEW
What operations gets asked every week about New Orleans.
Ask operations directly →Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at New Orleans?
The record runs from a sealed cart at our kitchen to a signed handover at the galley: airside delivery is loaded by hi-loader to galley height, never left at the foot of the stand.
Is airline catering cost fixed at NEW?
The coordinator on the rotation prices each quotation against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published rate, since we do not publish a price list; the desk comes back with a figure once those are set.
Who reaches the FBOs on the field at KNEW with private jet catering?
Across the GA terminal and every FBO on the field, our dedicated branch delivers private jet catering on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with no third party named on the record.
Does New Orleans cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol?
Every movement in that category is worked to a documented protocol file, security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift closed before it leaves the kitchen, covering VIP flight catering, VVIP work and government flight catering alike.
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Charter flight catering quote for New Orleans (NEW)
Request a quote
Send us your catering needs for NEW
New Orleans (NEW / KNEW)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for New Orleans, 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 New Orleans (NEW)