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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Foz do Iguaçu (SBFI / IGU)
IGU (IATA) · SBFI (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code assigned to this ramp allows a full three-cabin rotation to be worked from a single stand, without splitting the uplift across two loading cycles. Inflight catering here moves by hi-loader straight to galley height, and in-flight catering for scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements runs off the same ops desk, airside, around the clock.
2,705 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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 — Foz do Iguaçu
Hi-loader aviation catering on the SBFI / IGU apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Catering uplift timing at SBFI / IGU
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Foz do Iguaçu (IGU)
The loading window at Foz do Iguaçu is measured, not estimated: from the sealed cart at our flight kitchen to the galley door on the wide-body stand. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the convoy crosses the apron on a fixed path rather than waiting on a general escort. Every stage between kitchen and aircraft is logged, and the log is what a diversion or an early call forward gets checked against.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Foz do Iguaçu sit screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field, and we plan each catering uplift against the worst of the three rather than the average. Galley catering is sealed at the kitchen door, carried under chain of custody the whole way, and opened only once, at the aircraft. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the load does not move without a signature closing both ends.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature — the window is measured, not estimated.
Crew meals and pilot meals for IGU departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
The flight kitchen that provisions SBFI runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, with a protocol line kept apart from the general run for household and government work. Airport catering at Foz do Iguaçu is built on that separation: a diversion or an ad hoc call does not share a line with a sealed VVIP uplift. HACCP governs every stage from receiving to loading, and airport catering in Foz do Iguaçu is timed to the cold chain rather than to the clock on the wall.
The team that handles government flight catering at IGU is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement is checked against. They carry the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift as far as the aircraft door, and they sign it there, not before. No substitution is made on a protocol rotation without that same clearance carried across.
VIP flight catering menus for IGU departures
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at SBFI / IGU
Menus at Foz do Iguaçu are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed offer, and adjusted by season using produce sourced from the surrounding region — dairy, river fish, orchard fruit — worked into a standing specification rather than a single dish. Inflight catering here moves from a plated forward-cabin service to oven-ready formats built for a business galley, then to sealed meal boxes for crew rotations. Every set is written against the mission it serves, whether that is a scheduled service, a charter block or a government movement. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Foz do Iguaçu are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the movement, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SBFI run on multi-choice hot service, oven-ready and sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft working the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets and meal boxes never share a cart.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for IGU movements, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main uplift. The full range of IATA special meal codes is worked from that line, so inflight catering here answers a request without reworking the main service around it.
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 food safety at Foz do Iguaçu 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.
Flight catering airside delivery at Foz do Iguaçu airport
Foz do Iguaçu works a mixed traffic profile off a single wide-body-rated stand, which means a scheduled rotation, a charter block and an occasional government movement share the same ramp footprint rather than separate zones. That mix turns each of catering operations into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: a delegation adds a protocol file, a peak wave adds a capacity check, a repeat rotation adds a repetition of the same specification.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, staged from our flight kitchen and delivered airside to the stand under airline catering and aviation catering procedures common across the operation. Airport catering at Foz do Iguaçu is planned stand by stand, with ramp access held on our own clearance rather than a general pass. Aircraft provisioning is sequenced to the galley layout before the cart ever leaves the kitchen, so the loading crew works to an order fixed in advance, not one worked out on the ramp.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load, in-flight catering and inflight catering included.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
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Government and state flight catering at Foz do Iguaçu
A 2705 m runway holds a full-length government movement without a weight restriction shortening the load. Government flight catering for state visits and official delegations here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, worked by security-cleared staff, with the uplift for the head of state aircraft sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SBFI
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP — boards here on the strength of the same 2705 m runway that clears a scheduled wide-body, with no separate approach required. Royal flight catering at Foz do Iguaçu holds a written household specification on file between movements, VVIP catering included, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at IGU
On the single wide-body stand this field rates, the runway length governing that rating is what lets a full three-cabin charter load without splitting across two cycles. Charter flight catering at SBFI serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering in Foz do Iguaçu is 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 Foz do Iguaçu
We hold the same wide-body reference code across every stand this station rates, so a scheduled carrier running Foz do Iguaçu as an outstation and an ad hoc call land on identical loading terms. Outstation catering and diversion catering run off the same duty roster as technical stop catering and AOG, and crew meals stay boxed separately across a multi-leg rotation, with ad hoc airline catering worked to whichever window the schedule allows.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SBFI
The wide-body reference code held here sets the loading method for every movement on the field, business aviation included, so a private jet works the same hi-loader sequence scaled down to its own galley. Private jet catering at SBFI reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Foz do Iguaçu
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Foz do Iguaçu
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Foz do Iguaçu (IGU/SBFI) for delegation flight 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. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Manuel — OCC Coordinator
“For a VIP rotation through Foz do Iguaçu (IGU/SBFI), we used the team for private airliner catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Lisa — Private Jet Operations Manager
“We booked pilgrim flight catering at Foz do Iguaçu (IGU/SBFI) for a large group departure. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Liam — Air Mobility Coordinator
Airport catering data for Foz do Iguaçu (SBFI / IGU)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,705 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SBFI |
Business jet catering questions at IGU
Outstation catering and access questions at IGU
What operations gets asked every week about Foz do Iguaçu.
Ask operations directly →Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at Foz do Iguaçu?
The loading sheet records airside delivery straight to the stand, with the uplift boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the aircraft.
Does the operation cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Foz do Iguaçu airport, and under what protocol?
Every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement here runs on a documented protocol file, sealed at the kitchen and signed off against a fixed access list before it reaches the aircraft.
Is there a fixed rate for airline catering cost at IGU?
The desk that quotes each rotation prices it against cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, since airline catering cost is never fixed to a published list; a quotation follows the same day a request comes in.
How far in advance does SBFI need an airline catering order, and how late can it still change?
Cleared production capacity is what sets the standard lead time, and how far in advance a full specification is locked depends on the mission, though last minute airline catering can still be worked against a diversion or a technical stop.
Who delivers private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Foz do Iguaçu?
For every FBO catering request on the field, the same coordinator and the same sealed cart reach the GA terminal and the ramp handler on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift.
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