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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ilhéus, Brazil
Ilhéus (SBIL / IOS): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
IOS (IATA) · SBIL (ICAO)
Off a 1577 m runway at Ilhéus, narrow-body rotations move through one ramp with no distance to spare between kitchen and stand. Inflight catering here is boarded by hi-loader to galley height on airside access, with in-flight catering uplift sequenced against a single wide-body-rated stand rather than spread across several.
1,577 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Ilhéus
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Ilhéus
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Ilhéus
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Ilhéus, Brazil
Trays leave the kitchen sealed and reach the galley door at a measured point in the rotation, tracked from cart close to handover. Ramp access at Ilhéus governs the sequence: the convoy crosses the apron on cleared badges, not on a generic delivery slot. What the timeline below shows is that crossing, held to the same discipline on every rotation through SBIL.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ilhéus sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the catering uplift is planned against the busiest of those, not the easiest. A single wide-body-rated stand keeps the routing short, so the galley catering run stays on one path rather than several competing lanes. Every cart carries a chain of custody from seal to signature, with the temperature logged at both ends and the paperwork closed before the aircraft door shuts.
One sealed cart, one route across the apron, one signature at the door.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving IOS
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for SBIL / IOS
The flight kitchen that provisions Ilhéus runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, geared to narrow-body turnarounds rather than a wide-body wave. Airport catering at SBIL is planned around that single reference stand, so tray sets, meal boxes and special-order trays move on one schedule instead of several. Production follows HACCP throughout, and airport catering in Brazil is documented to that same standard at every station we provision.
The team that handles government flight catering at Ilhéus is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries between kitchen and stand. That continuity matters more on a narrow-body reference field than on a hub, because the same hands close every cart. Protocol movements get no separate facility here, only the same crew working to a tighter file.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at SBIL
VVIP catering to a written specification at Ilhéus
Menus at Ilhéus are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a charter movement through the same reference stand do not share a tray set. Sourcing draws on the produce of this coast where the specification allows it, kept general rather than named dish by dish. Inflight catering here carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that label attached.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins routed through Ilhéus receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. The standard travels with the aircraft, not with the season, and it is filed against the same standing order every rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins worked out of SBIL take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Ilhéus, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main uplift.
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
Food safety records for aviation catering at Ilhéus (IOS)
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 Ilhéus (IOS)
Ilhéus works narrow-body traffic off a single reference stand, which turns every rotation into a timing problem rather than a capacity one: one aircraft at a time means the loading window has to close before the next slot arrives. Airline catering at SBIL is planned against that constraint first, ahead of menu or mission.
The uplift travels a short, fixed route from our kitchen to that stand, crossing the apron under escort rather than being staged at several gates. Inflight catering, in-flight catering in Brazil and aviation catering in Ilhéus all run off the same ops desk, so a charter movement and a scheduled sector are sequenced through one plan, not two. Airport catering at Ilhéus is held to that plan stand by stand, with ramp access carried on our own badges rather than a general pass.
What we commit to here is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to door, and a signed handover that closes the file before departure.
Government, royal and charter flight catering at SBIL / IOS
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Government and state flight catering at Ilhéus
The runway measures 1577 metres, and that figure sets the class of aircraft government flight catering at SBIL is built around rather than assumed on a wider field. Delegations and official movements travel with a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and a head of state aircraft handled on the same sealed-uplift discipline as any other rotation.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SBIL
We work the narrow-body reference code held at Ilhéus into every VVIP and royal flight catering movement, holding household standards across repeat rotations from a written specification kept on file between visits. Private airliners, halal sets and household dietary requirements are handled on request, with the same crew closing the file each time at IOS.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at IOS
Narrow-body is the reference code Ilhéus is built to, and charter flight catering here is staged against that single stand for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions. A full three-cabin uplift at SBIL is counted against the loading sheet and boarded in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering held to the same window every time.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Ilhéus
A single wide-body-rated reference stand at SBIL means every extra movement has to slot into one loading window rather than a choice of gates, which is exactly the constraint ad hoc airline catering has to work around. Carriers running Ilhéus as an outstation get outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals boxed to the same rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SBIL
A narrow-body reference code lets business aircraft share the same apron routing as scheduled traffic at Ilhéus, rather than a separate handling path. Private jet catering here 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 →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at IOS
Flight departments on jet catering at IOS
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Ilhéus (IOS/SBIL) for diversion catering after an unexpected operational change. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Irene — Charter Flight Coordinator
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged catering for airlines without flight kitchen at Ilhéus (IOS/SBIL). The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Andrei — Outstation Manager
“We compared options for Ilhéus (IOS/SBIL) and asked for an airline catering quote. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. We appreciated the transparency. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Amelia — Flight Experience Manager
Airport catering facts for Ilhéus (SBIL / IOS)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,577 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SBIL |
Airline catering services FAQ for SBIL
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SBIL
What operations gets asked every week about Ilhéus.
Ask operations directly →How far in advance does an order need to be placed for Ilhéus, and how late can the specification change?
The lead time follows the standard held for the single reference stand here, with cabin counts confirmed early and last minute airline catering changes to dietary codes or headcount accepted up to the loading window's close. Earlier confirmation keeps the tray set locked to the written specification.
At what point are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for a flight through Ilhéus Airport?
The sequence starts on a separate production line before the main uplift is assembled, so halal, kosher and every SPML booked arrive sealed and labelled ahead of the passenger tray sets. Special meals are documented per passenger and matched to the manifest before the cart closes.
Is there a published rate for airline catering cost at IOS?
The coordinator who plans each rotation builds the quotation from cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than from a price list, since none is published. The desk returns a figure once those three are confirmed for the movement.
Does SBIL handle VIP flight catering, VVIP movements and government flight catering under protocol?
Every uplift for a head-of-state, royal or VVIP movement runs on the same sealed-cart chain of custody as a scheduled sector, with security-cleared staff and a documented protocol file per passenger. Each cabin is boarded to that file regardless of the mission type.
Who handles private jet catering for aircraft based at the FBOs around Ilhéus?
For business aviation on the field, uplift is delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the same cold chain as an airline rotation, with FBO catering documented to the identical paperwork. No aircraft on the apron is worked to a lesser standard than another.
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