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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Recife, Brazil
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Recife (SBRF / REC)
REC (IATA) · SBRF (ICAO)
One wide-body reference code governs every stand at Recife, which means a full three-cabin aircraft can be worked here without a downgrade in tempo or specification. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off that same code, boarding by hi-loader to galley height for scheduled, charter, VIP and government uplift out of SBRF.
3,007 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
2
FBOs on station
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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 — Recife
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Recife
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at REC
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at SBRF / REC
Ramp access at Recife is what sets the pace of the loading window, because the hi-loader has to clear the apron before the cart is ever opened at the aircraft. Every catering uplift here runs on that same sequence: sealed at the kitchen, held on the ramp queue, then raised to the galley door as one movement rather than several. Nothing about the window is estimated after the fact — it is set by what the apron allows on the day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Recife sit screening, an escort through the ramp, and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and the chain of custody is planned against whichever of those runs longest on the day. That is why the galley catering load leaves sealed rather than open: the risk sits in the convoy, not in what is on the tray. Each catering uplift is logged twice, once when the seal is set at the kitchen and once when it is broken at the galley, with a signature closing the load at handover.
The seal opens once, at the galley door, under one signature.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for SBRF
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Recife
Airport catering at Recife is produced under one roof rather than assembled from several sites, with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line held together so a wide-body order does not depend on three separate deliveries reaching the same truck. That structure is what lets airport catering scale from a single ad hoc uplift to a full charter load without changing the standard the tray leaves on. Every batch is run to HACCP, with the cold chain held from the larder to the sealed cart.
Government flight catering out of SBRF is handled by the same named team on every rotation, rather than whoever is on shift that day. Each of them carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for that terminal, and is trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with, from the seal number to the signature at handover. Catering at SBRF for this segment is deliberately narrow: fewer hands, the same hands each time.
VIP flight catering menus for Recife airport departures
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at REC
Menus at Recife are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed list, adjusted for a First cabin working a long sector against a Business cabin turning on a short one. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the region — fish, orchard fruit, dairy — folded into a specification rather than named as a dish, and it shifts with season rather than staying fixed year round. Every meal set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical codes, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. That labelling is what keeps inflight catering at Recife auditable after the tray has already boarded.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at SBRF are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the rotation, so the presentation is repeatable across the same cabin at every departure.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Recife run a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, sized to fit the galley fitted to the aircraft and boarded oven-ready in sealed tray sets. Crew meals travel on the same load: cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster before doors close.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at REC, with halal and kosher sets produced on a dedicated line and sealed before it joins the load. The full range of IATA special meal codes is worked from that same line, which keeps inflight catering in Brazil traceable back to a single passenger record.
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 compliance at Recife (REC)
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 Recife, Brazil
Recife takes scheduled, charter and government movements across its wide-body stand, and that mix sets the planning problem: a delegation is a documentation exercise, a charter peak is a capacity exercise, and a repeat scheduled rotation is a repetition exercise that rewards a fixed routine over a one each time.
Airline catering at Recife moves from the kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, raised to galley height on the hi-loader rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft, with ground handling on the apron covering the last stretch to the aircraft door. In-flight catering at SBRF and aviation catering at Recife run off one ops desk rather than separate lines for each segment, which keeps a diversion or an add-on order inside the same paperwork as the scheduled load.
What we commit to on this stand is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed before they leave the kitchen, and a signed handover at the galley door, the same commitment whether the load is inflight catering in Recife for a scheduled service or airport catering in Brazil for a one-off charter.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Recife
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Government and state flight catering at SBRF
The 3007-metre runway at Recife takes the wide-body movements a state visit or an official delegation typically flies, which is what makes government flight catering workable here at short notice. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared and on the access list, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any head of state movement routed through this stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at REC
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or a wide-body fitted for VVIP work — is what the 3007-metre runway at Recife is built to take, and royal flight catering here follows from that capacity rather than from a separate arrangement. Household standards are held to a written specification kept on file between movements, 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 Recife
Across the wide-body stand at Recife, the 3007-metre runway carries charter, ACMI and wet-lease movements alongside the scheduled traffic without a separate queue. Charter flight catering here means a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, the same charter flight catering discipline whether the flight is a group movement or a special mission.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SBRF
Our kitchen provisions the wide-body reference code held at Recife across scheduled and ad hoc airline work alike, without treating either as the exception. Ad hoc airline catering and outstation catering sit on the same duty roster as diversion catering, technical stop catering and AOG cover, so crew meals and cabin loads move the same way across a multi-leg rotation whether the booking landed weeks ago or this morning at SBRF.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at REC
Sequencing a business jet load around the same wide-body reference code that governs the main stands is the constraint private jet catering at Recife is built around, since a smaller aircraft still has to clear the same ramp. Delivery reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering both included under FBO catering.
Private jets →
FBOs at Recife
lider aviacao
weston
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at REC
Charter operators on flight catering at SBRF
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Recife (REC/SBRF) 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.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Marina — Executive Aviation Coordinator
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Recife (REC/SBRF) and needed BBJ catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Antoine — Mission Support Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Recife (REC/SBRF), we needed reliable hajj charter catering. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. A dependable choice for group charter operations. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Marina — Charter Services Manager
Outstation catering data for Recife (SBRF / REC)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,007 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SBRF |
Business jet catering questions at Recife airport
Technical stop catering questions at Recife airport
What operations gets asked every week about Recife.
Ask operations directly →Which protocols govern VIP flight catering, VVIP and government flight catering at Recife?
The route runs on a sealed cart and hi-loader boarding, with protocol documented per passenger and security clearance held on file for every named handler before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
What does airline catering cost at REC?
We price against cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, since no fixed list applies across scheduled, ad hoc and charter work; the desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed.
How is airline catering delivered airside at SBRF?
SBRF takes the load from the kitchen by sealed cart, raised to galley height on the hi-loader rather than set down at the aircraft door, with airside delivery held to the same chain of custody on every rotation.
When can private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal in Recife?
Once a movement is confirmed on the ramp schedule, FBO catering is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Where are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes documented for flights through Recife?
A signed record travels with every load, listing halal, kosher and the full set of SPML codes per passenger, produced on a dedicated line and sealed before it joins the cart.
Is there a minimum lead time for orders placed against REC, and how late can a specification change?
The coordinator on duty holds a working cut-off for standard orders and a separate, later window for last minute airline catering, confirmed case by case rather than fixed in advance.
Inflight catering at other airports near Recife
JPA / SBJP
João Pessoa
Brazil · 109 km from Recife
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CPV / SBKG
Campina Grande
Brazil · 144 km from Recife
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MCZ / SBMO
Maceió
Brazil · 181 km from Recife
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aviation catering quote for Recife, Brazil
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Recife (REC / SBRF)
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Uplift at Recife (REC)