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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Albany, Australia
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Albany (YABA / ALH)
ALH (IATA) · YABA (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code shapes every rotation here, so the loading plan is built around one stand rather than a spread of gates, with no margin for a second attempt at the galley door. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off that one stand, boarding by hi-loader to galley height and holding uplift timing to the airside sequence that this field allows.
1,800 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Albany
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at YABA / ALH
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Albany
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at ALH
Ramp access at Albany is planned around the single stand this field works, and the sealed cart moves the moment the apron sequence allows it. What happens between our kitchen and the galley door is tracked leg by leg rather than promised as a round figure, because a narrow-body turn leaves no slack to recover a late uplift. Every catering uplift here follows the same order: sealed, escorted across the apron, loaded, signed.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Albany sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the loading plan is built to absorb the worst of them rather than the average day. A single narrow-body stand means the sequence has to hold even when the rotation ahead of it runs long, so the chain of custody starts at the kitchen door, not at the ramp. Temperature is logged when the galley catering is sealed and logged again at handover, with a signature closing the load at both ends. Nothing that leaves our kitchen travels without that pair of readings on file.
One sealed load, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for ALH
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at YABA
The flight kitchen that provisions Albany runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to hold HACCP standards across every batch that leaves it. Airport catering here is planned around a single narrow-body stand, so the kitchen sequences its output to match one rotation at a time rather than spreading production across several gates. That single-stand rhythm is what airport catering at Albany is built around, with the cold chain held from the larder to the cart.
The team behind government flight catering at Albany is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled in as volume requires. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity matters most on a narrow-body stand, where there is one loading sequence and no second team to fall back on if the first is delayed.
VIP flight catering menus for Albany, Australia departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at Albany airport
Menus for departures from Albany are built to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed cycle repeated regardless of who is flying. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where it fits the brief, with dairy, fish and orchard fruit sourced through Australia's supply chain rather than flown in to fill a specification. Each tray set is written before it is cooked, checked against the cabin plan, and produced to that written brief rather than to a general standard. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and carried through to the loading sheet.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing Albany 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 checked against that specification before it leaves the kitchen, not adjusted once it reaches the stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at YABA are served through multi-choice hot service, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster, not folded into the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements departing Albany are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed there before it joins the main load.
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 Albany airport
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.
Aviation catering delivered to the stand at Albany
Albany works a single narrow-body reference code, which means every rotation through it shares one stand rather than a choice of gates, and that single point of contact turns a delegation into a documentation exercise and a peak departure into a capacity exercise on the same piece of ramp. Aviation catering in Australia is planned around that constraint rather than around a general schedule, because there is no second stand to absorb a late load.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by sealed cart from our kitchen, escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at YABA, in-flight catering at YABA and airport catering at YABA all run off that same route, with ramp access held on our own clearance rather than borrowed from the stand ahead of it.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen door to signature, on sealed carts and a handover recorded at both ends. Inflight catering in Australia is committed to that same discipline wherever the stand and the traffic differ.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at YABA
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Government and state flight catering at Albany
Our kitchen sequences every delegation movement through Albany against a single narrow-body stand, which is what makes government flight catering here a documentation exercise as much as a loading one. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, with the protocol file recorded per passenger and a head of state movement handled to the same standing procedure as any other rotation through this catering point.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at YABA
A 1800 metre runway governs which private airliners can turn through Albany, and that governs the royal flight catering we plan against every household movement on this stand. VVIP work here holds to a written specification kept on file between rotations, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and household requirements produced on request against the royal household's standing brief.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ALH
Group charter movements board through the same narrow-body reference code that governs every other rotation here, because the aerodrome code sets what can turn on this single stand. Charter flight catering at Albany covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged to the order the galleys are laid out. Charter flight catering in Australia runs to that same count wherever the mission changes.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Albany
A 1800 metre runway sets the aircraft this stand can turn, and that limit is what decides which ad hoc airline catering requests we can uplift on short notice. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster here, with crew meals boxed separately for every leg of a multi-leg rotation and crew meals in Albany held to the same cold chain as the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at YABA
On the single narrow-body stand that Albany works, business aviation shares the same apron sequence as every scheduled and charter rotation through it. Private jet catering at ALH 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 business aviation catering and business jet catering held to the identical FBO catering standard.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Albany (ALH)
Flight departments on jet catering at Albany (ALH)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Albany (ALH/YABA) and needed diverted flight catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Yann — Network Operations Coordinator
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged outstation catering at Albany (ALH/YABA). Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Anwar — OCC Coordinator
“The operations team needed an airline catering cost per meal for Albany (ALH/YABA) with very little time to decide. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. The clear communication made the booking easy. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Hana — Executive Flight Manager
Airport catering reference for Albany (YABA / ALH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | YABA |
Outstation catering questions at Albany, Australia
Technical stop catering questions at Albany, Australia
What operations gets asked every week about Albany.
Ask operations directly →Where does the lead time start for an order into YABA?
It starts at the loading sheet on file with our kitchen, and how far in advance an order must be placed depends on the cabin count and the specification; last minute airline catering is worked against whatever window that leaves before the stand turns.
How is airline catering cost worked out for a flight through Albany?
Albany routes every quotation through the same single-stand loading plan, so airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published price list; the desk comes back with a figure once those are known.
Can catering reach the aircraft directly on the ramp at Albany Airport?
The narrow-body stand here is worked by hi-loader to galley height, so airline catering and every uplift on it move by airside delivery straight from the sealed cart to the door, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
When are halal, kosher and special meal codes produced for a flight through ALH?
Once the passenger manifest confirms the requirement, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes are produced on a separate line and sealed before they join the main load for special meals.
What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flights through YABA?
We run VIP flight catering and government flight catering through the same security-cleared team on every rotation, with the protocol file recorded per passenger before the uplift is sealed.
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Uplift at Albany (ALH)