Aviation catering — Itaituba, Brazil

VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Itaituba (SBIH / ITB)

ITB (IATA) · SBIH (ICAO)

Onto a runway measuring 1700 metres, our teams stage sealed carts for every wide-body and narrow-body movement through this field. Inflight catering here is boarded by hi-loader to galley height, uplift after uplift, with in-flight catering handled the same way whatever the aircraft type or mission on the apron.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
1,700 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
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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
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Itaituba

Wide-body aviation catering at ITB

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Airport catering order window at Itaituba (ITB)

Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at SBIH

Ramp access at Itaituba is what sets the clock: once the sealed cart clears the apron gate, every minute to the galley door is logged against the loading sheet. This catering uplift moves under escort from our kitchen to the stand, timed rather than guessed at. The same sequence runs for a diversion, a charter or a scheduled turnaround, because the apron does not slow down to explain itself.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our sealed kitchen and the single stand at Itaituba sit screening, an escort convoy and whatever else is moving on the apron that hour. We plan every catering uplift against the worst of that traffic, not the best case, because a narrow-body reference code leaves no slack for a missed slot. Galley catering is sealed at departure, logged again at handover, and the chain of custody closes only once a signature is on the sheet.

One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing about the load is left to guesswork.

Crew meals and pilot meals for Itaituba, Brazil departures

Trays of individual pastries lined up on a stainless bench beside the racks they were baked on.

Airline food supplier crews cleared for Itaituba airport

Between hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sits the flight kitchen that runs airport catering for Itaituba, working to one HACCP standard across every order it turns out. Airport catering here means a single cold chain from the production floor to the cart, never a handoff to a second kitchen partway. Flight kitchen output at ITB is built to leave sealed and arrive sealed, whatever the mission on the stand that day.

The team behind government flight catering at Itaituba is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the ramp is granted by name, and household service standards are trained rather than assumed. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks before anything else on the specification.

VIP flight catering menus for SBIH / ITB departures

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Itaituba (ITB)

Every specification served through Itaituba starts from the cabin it is written for, then the mission, then the season it flies in. Brazil's produce sits behind the dairy, fish and orchard fruit lines wherever the season allows it, worked into a specification rather than a fixed set piece. Inflight catering at SBIH is built around documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, each one labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. Nothing reaches the cart without that paperwork attached.

Slices of pink duck breast fanned over a sweep of squash purée with a berry reduction and tenderstem broccoli.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins moving through Itaituba are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed by default. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation is repeatable rotation after rotation, not reinvented each time.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.

Business cabins

Business cabins at ITB run on multi-choice hot service, built oven-ready to the galley fitted on the aircraft type flying that day. Crew meals and pilot meals travel in their own boxed sets, with cabin crew meals kept separate from the passenger tray run through Itaituba.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements through Itaituba are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes on request. Inflight catering on this line is produced apart from the main run and sealed before it joins the cart.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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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 Itaituba, Brazil

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 ITB

Itaituba's runway, at 1700 metres, sets the kind of traffic this station actually carries: narrow-body movements rather than long-haul wide-bodies, which turns airline catering here into a documentation and turnaround exercise more than a bulk-volume one. Aviation catering at ITB is planned around that single reference code, so a delegation, a diversion or a scheduled rotation all get worked to the same repeatable sequence rather than improvised on the day.

The uplift itself moves from our sealed kitchen to the stand under escort, loaded to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Ground handling on the apron coordinates with our own crew for the final approach, and airport catering at Itaituba is staged so the cart clears security before the aircraft is even on final. Airline catering in Brazil runs to that same method at every field we cover, not just this one.

What we commit to here is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover before the aircraft catering desk closes the ticket: inflight catering at Itaituba and in-flight catering at ITB both run off that same signed sequence.

VVIP catering and commercial flights at Itaituba airport

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Government and state flight catering at SBIH
A single narrow-body stand at Itaituba, worked to one reference code, is what lets a delegation movement be planned as precisely as a scheduled turnaround. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before a head of state aircraft is even on approach to ITB.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ITB
Our kitchen runs the same written household specification against every private airliner movement the narrow-body reference code at Itaituba allows onto the stand. BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft are boarded under royal flight catering standards held across repeat rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Itaituba
Narrow-body handling at SBIH carries charter, ACMI and wet-lease traffic through one stand rather than a bank of them, which keeps every full three-cabin uplift staged against a single loading sheet. Charter flight catering here covers group movements and special missions alike, and charter flight catering is counted against that sheet in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SBIH
A 1700 metre runway rules out heavy long-haul diversions here, which is precisely why outstation catering has to be planned tightly around the narrow-body traffic that does route through Itaituba. Ad hoc airline catering covers the uplift that was not on yesterday's schedule, diversion catering covers the aircraft that was not meant to be here at all, and technical stop catering keeps a turnaround moving on one duty roster rather than two.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ITB
Business aircraft using the same narrow-body stand as the scheduled traffic at Itaituba are boarded by our dedicated private jet catering branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. The cold chain and the paperwork match an airline uplift exactly, whatever the aircraft parked on the apron that hour.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted at Itaituba (ITB)

Flight departments on jet catering at Itaituba, Brazil

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“Our team used the service at Itaituba (ITB/SBIH) for state visit aircraft catering with strict timing and handling requirements. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Julia — Airline Dispatch Manager

“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Itaituba (ITB/SBIH) and needed VIP airliner catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Axel — VIP Account Manager

“For a high-volume passenger flight at Itaituba (ITB/SBIH), we needed reliable umrah flight catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. We would use the service again for a similar charter. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Marie — Trip Operations Manager

Aviation catering data for Itaituba (SBIH / ITB)

DatumValue
Longest runway1,700 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOSBIH

Inflight catering FAQ for Itaituba (ITB)

Diversion catering and ramp questions at SBIH / ITB

What operations gets asked every week about Itaituba.

Ask operations directly →
Do you produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes for flights through Itaituba?

Yes, halal, kosher and the full set of SPML codes are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before they join the cart.

Can Itaituba Airport accept a late change to a confirmed specification?

The standard lead time covers cabin count and menu choice, but a specification can still change closer to departure if the loading window has not opened; our desk confirms the cut-off case by case rather than by a fixed rule.

At which point does airline catering reach the aircraft at ITB?

The sealed cart clears screening first, then moves under escort to the stand, where it is boarded by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.

SBIH — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol here?

The same hi-loader that boards a scheduled aircraft carries VIP flight catering and government flight catering under a documented protocol file, with security-cleared staff on every movement.

How far in advance does Itaituba pricing get confirmed, given no published rate card?

The HACCP-cleared production standard behind every quotation is fixed, but the airline catering cost itself depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked, so our desk returns a figure once those are known.

Can private jet catering be delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Itaituba Airport?

There is a private jet catering branch that reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal directly, running FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift.

Inflight catering at other airports near Itaituba

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Itaituba (ITB / SBIH)

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Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

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Uplift at Itaituba (ITB)