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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Bourke, Australia
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Bourke (YBKE / BRK)
BRK (IATA) · YBKE (ICAO)
The 1830 metre runway at Bourke takes narrow-body movements onto a single wide-body reference code stand, so every uplift here is planned against one apron footprint rather than a bank of gates. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader boarding to galley height from that stand, with aviation catering staged airside for scheduled, charter, VIP and government rotations alike.
1,830 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
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 — Bourke
Wide-body aviation catering at Bourke
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at BRK
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Bourke, Australia
Ramp access at Bourke governs the whole sequence: the cart clears the apron only once the stand and the escort are confirmed together. From there the catering uplift moves as one unit, sealed at the kitchen and opened for the first time at the galley door. The single wide-body-rated stand at YBKE means the window is fixed by that one position, not negotiated stand by stand.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Bourke sit screening, an escort requirement and apron traffic around the one wide-body-rated position, and we plan every catering uplift against the worst case among them rather than the average one. The galley catering itself travels as a sealed unit from the moment it leaves production, with the chain of custody recorded at each handover rather than assumed. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again when the galley signs for it, so the record covers the full distance rather than the two endpoints alone.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, at Bourke and everywhere else we fly.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving BRK
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for YBKE / BRK
The flight kitchen at BRK runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all built to HACCP procedure rather than to a single rotation's needs. Airport catering at Bourke draws on that same production line for every segment it serves, from a scheduled sector to a sealed VIP uplift, so airport catering at BRK never depends on a separate kitchen for a separate customer. The cold chain runs continuously from that production line to the stand, logged rather than assumed at each step.
The team that handles government flight catering at Bourke is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotation of whoever is free that day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the kitchen and the ramp is limited to that list, and training covers the paperwork that has to travel sealed with a royal or state uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when they ask who touches the load.
Halal airline meals and special meals at YBKE
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Bourke
Menus at Bourke are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, and Australian produce runs through them wherever the flight and the route allow it: dairy, orchard fruit and fish sourced regionally rather than flown in against the clock. Inflight catering at Bourke moves from a full plated service in the forward cabins to galley-ready formats further back, with the same specification governing both. Every dietary and religious set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is produced, not adjusted after boarding. That documentation travels with the load, sealed, so the galley crew never has to guess which tray belongs to which seat.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Bourke are plated to a written specification rather than to a general standard, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request and filed against the standing order. VIP flight catering here means the same presentation on the tenth rotation as on the first, checked against that file each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at YBKE run a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, with tray sets and meal boxes staged in loading order. Crew meals travel alongside them as cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster, not folded into the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at BRK are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher, medical and household sets against the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering produced against those codes is built on a separate line from the main cabin service and sealed before it leaves that line.
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 control for flight catering at Bourke 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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Bourke (BRK)
Bourke works a narrow-body reference code against a single 1830 metre runway, which means every rotation through here shares one wide-body-rated stand rather than a choice of gates. That mix turns a delegation movement into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one, because the same position has to be cleared, staged and reset before the next aircraft is due.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader to galley height rather than by cart left at the foot of the stairs, moved from our flight kitchen to the apron under escort and handed over on the ramp rather than at a gate. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Bourke run off that one route and one ops desk, so airline catering at Bourke is never split across separate teams for separate customers. Airport catering at YBKE is planned against that single stand, position by position, with inflight catering at YBKE and airport catering at YBKE both timed to the same runway window.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature at Bourke, whatever the segment behind it.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at YBKE / BRK
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Government and state flight catering at YBKE
Against a narrow-body reference code and one wide-body-rated stand, a delegation movement through Bourke is worked as a single controlled event rather than a scheduled slot among others. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official movements with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the ramp, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any head of state movement routed through this field.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at BRK
A single wide-body-rated stand at Bourke has to hold the loading sequence for the whole aircraft rather than splitting it across positions, which is exactly the constraint a royal household rotation is planned around. VVIP and royal flight catering here covers private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP — held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Bourke
1830 metres, and that is enough to hold a full three-cabin uplift on the single wide-body-rated stand rather than splitting the load across positions. Charter flight catering in Australia through this field covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at Bourke counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order before boarding.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YBKE
A narrow-body movement through Bourke's single wide-body-rated stand can still carry a scheduled carrier's full rotation, which is what makes this station workable as an outstation rather than a one-off diversion point. Ad hoc airline catering at Bourke covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals at YBKE and crew meals at BRK boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg pattern.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at BRK
Our crews work the same single wide-body-rated stand at Bourke for business aviation as for a scheduled rotation, delivering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal rather than to a separate ramp. Private jet catering in Bourke runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering staged against the same loading window.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at BRK
Flight departments on jet catering at BRK
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For our departure from Bourke (BRK/YBKE), we specifically needed airline catering IATA standards. The trays and boxes were organized logically, which saved the cabin crew time before passengers arrived. Very cabin-friendly catering. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Kamil — Flight Support Manager
“For a changing schedule at Bourke (BRK/YBKE), we needed flexible ACMI. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Samuel — Station Operations Supervisor
“We used the team for private jet menu at Bourke (BRK/YBKE) on a VIP trip. The food arrived fresh and well presented, with clear labels and packaging that actually worked in our galley. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Alex — VIP Trip Manager
Flight catering station reference for Bourke (YBKE / BRK)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,830 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | YBKE |
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