FOOD / MFF · Moanda · Gabon

Private jet catering at Moanda Airport (FOOD / MFF), Moanda

Catering to your aircraft in Moanda.

Moanda's traffic follows the manganese trade, so most of what lands at FOOD is a working charter, a repositioning leg or a small delegation. We pack for the galley in front of you, sealed and labelled for the crew who will serve it.

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10 hours

ideal notice, last-minute handled

Plane-side

handover at the steps

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

24/7

a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.

Camille

Menu & galley logistics

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès

Dietary & labelling

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia

The 24/7 line

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

What Moanda brings to your in-flight catering (MFF)

Haut-Ogooué is the Gabon of the Bateke plateau and the manganese mines, and Moanda sits in the middle of it. A private jet menu built here borrows from the Gabonese table: smoked and grilled river fish, cassava in its several forms, plantain, and groundnut and palm-nut sauces that anyone who has served on the Libreville route will recognise. Local specialities travel well when you plan them for the galley, so our inflight menu keeps sauces apart and starches simple.

Private jet food for Haut-Ogooué starts with what Gabon grows and cooks. Cassava leaves, fish from the Ogooué, plantain, smoked meats and peppery tomato bases are the backbone of local specialities, and each one has a galley logic: what reheats cleanly in an oven, what has to stay chilled, what needs its sauce in a separate pot. A private jet menu for Moanda often pairs one of these with a plain international plate, so every passenger has something familiar on the tray. Everything is cooked and packed by us, then re-plated by you.

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Gabonese local specialities, smoked river fish with cassava and plantain, packed as a private jet menu for Haut-Ogooué

01Smoked river fish with cassavaOven. Fish and cassava packed in separate trays so nothing goes soft.

02Poulet nyembweSauce apart. Chicken in palm-nut sauce, the classic Gabonese plate, rice on the side.

03Grilled plantain with groundnut sauceOven. Plantain sliced for easy re-plating, sauce in its own pot.

04Cassava leaf stewOven. Slow-cooked leaves with smoked fish, packed hot-ready.

05Tropical fruit plateChilled. Pineapple, papaya and banana, cut and sealed for the drawer.

06Cold chicken and avocado saladRe-plate cold. Dressing apart, a clean option for the cockpit.

How it works

Three steps, one message

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · MoandaMoanda Airport · FOOD

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Moanda Airport (FOOD)

Moanda Airport sits on a plateau at 1,877 ft, where the Haut-Ogooué manganese trade drives most of the business traffic. Private jet catering here is built around that rhythm: mining charters, short repositioning legs and the occasional delegation. Our inflight catering is cooked and packed by former VIP flight attendants for your galley, and the in-flight catering menu follows what the aircraft can actually heat and hold. Aviation catering at FOOD also covers cabin crew meals, boxed separately for the cockpit and the cabin. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering are all ordered the same way: tail, slot, headcount.

Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
Fresh and local produce
Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
Aviation-ready packaging
High loader for large cabins
HACCP certified kitchens

Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard

Business jet on the apron at Moanda Airport (MFF) with private jet catering being loaded into the galley

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Moanda (FOOD)

Business jet catering at Moanda usually follows a mining or logistics trip: a corporate jet catering order for a few executives in from Libreville, a VIP flight catering lunch for a single sector, or charter flight catering for a visiting team. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here mean a considered plate rather than a long list. Luxury inflight catering is a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around the galley you have and the headcount on board.

Government flight catering for a delegation aircraft at Moanda Airport, Gabon, packed and sealed by seat number

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight and VIP aviation catering at Moanda Airport

Official flights into Haut-Ogooué bring a different kind of brief: government flight catering with agreed menus, head of state flight catering handled through a named contact, VIP aviation catering for a ministerial party and state visit aircraft catering sealed and labelled for security. Nobody's name goes on a tray, and the handover at the FBO stays quiet.

The *Moanda* inflight catering menu (MFF)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters and gourmet inflight meals for Moanda, chilled and sealed in the galley drawer

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: smoked fish, avocado and limeChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: poached chicken, cassava salad, herb oilRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: roasted groundnuts and plantain chipsChilled

Tropical fruit plate, pineapple, papaya and bananaChilled

Cheese and charcuterie board with baguetteRe-plate cold

Hot gourmet inflight meals, poulet nyembwe and grilled tilapia, packed for the oven on a Moanda charter

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Poulet nyembwe, palm-nut sauce with steamed riceSauce apart

Gourmet inflight meals: grilled tilapia, plantain, tomato pepper sauceOven

Private jet platters: beef brochettes, roasted vegetables, couscousOven

Cassava leaf stew with smoked fishOven

Private jet snacks: fried plantain and spiced meatballsOven

Make a request Download the menuPDF

A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals for every diet: in-flight catering at Moanda Airport

Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free requests are ordered as special meals, each with its own procedure rather than a promise on a label. In Gabonese cooking the allergen to watch is groundnut, which turns up in sauces: we work allergen free orders on a separate board with their own packaging, and kids meals come simple, small and clearly marked.

Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.

Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.

Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.

Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Crew meals and cockpit meals in Moanda (FOOD)

When the crew stays on the ground at Moanda, crew meals are a request we handle like any other: ordered, packed and invoiced. Flight crew meals can be a full plate or a light lunch, pilot meals come as two different dishes, and crew catering for a long rotation adds a second box. Cockpit meals avoid sauces that drip; crew meal boxes carry the CREW label; different meals for pilots are packed apart. Cabin crew meals stay with the cabin.

Meal passFOOD

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFOOD

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Moanda Airport (FOOD / MFF) apron and terminal on the Haut-Ogooué plateau, Gabon

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Moanda Airport (MFF)

At FOOD, FBO catering is a hand-over: we deliver to the general aviation terminal, and your handling agent takes it airside. Catering delivery to the FBO follows your slot, and ground handling catering is only as complicated as the access allows. Handling agent catering on the field is a short chain with few moving parts.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Moanda Airport (MFF)

Most jets at Moanda are loaded by hand, but a large-cabin aircraft may need a high loader, and that changes how galley catering is packed. Airside catering delivery follows the handling agent's equipment, and aircraft provisioning is planned around door height and galley layout.

Mention it when you order

HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportFOOD / MFF

About Moanda Airport (MFF): airport catering for business aviation

Moanda is the airstrip of a mining town, not a resort. General aviation traffic is purposeful, airport catering is arranged ahead and FBO services are compact. Ground handling services are available through your agent, and the field's modest size keeps the hand-over straightforward.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub is too grand a title for Moanda, but the traffic is real: charters tied to mining, the occasional government party and repositioning legs through Haut-Ogooué. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here follow the jet that lands, aviation catering is built around what the galley carries, and business aviation catering is a short brief. Executive jet catering for a visiting team, diplomatic flight catering for an official delegation and cabin crew meals for the rotation are all ordered the same way.

Customs & food import

Gabon controls food imports at its borders, and a flight arriving from abroad with its own catering may have it inspected. We source and cook locally, which keeps the order clear of border questions. If you carry food into the country, your handling agent will advise on what customs will accept.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Packing avocado toast components and breakfast fruit for 2 passengers at Moanda Airport needed careful thought, especially given a changing departure schedule. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at storage requirements after this experience. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the snack boxes, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. The crew provisions were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Ryan R. | VIP flight attendant

Gulfstream G550

★★★★★CHARTER

“Having 10 guests request roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables at FOOD meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for two separate meal services. We described our serving sequence to The Galley Girls and asked for the sauces to be packed accordingly. The desserts were reserved for the next stage, so the worktop stayed clear while we prepared the initial dishes. My main takeaway from this flight catering order was the practical approach to written menu details.”

Mathieu J. | Charter operator

Challenger 350

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Nothing about the 10 guest order at MFF called for excess complexity: just vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection and sensible planning for a changing departure schedule. The Galley Girls prepared the side dishes for assembly in the galley, with the accompanying elements easy to locate. We could finish the sauces as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once. For our team, the strongest part of their flight catering services was how they handled packing arrangement.”

Vincent E. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G700

The Moanda questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a short repositioning flight into Moanda?+

Empty cabin, short hop, plain brief: that is the cheapest kind of private jet catering we do at Moanda. Price rises when you ask for hot plates, local specialities or special meals, and drops when you keep the order to crew boxes and a cold platter.

What lead time does private jet catering need on a long leg out of Moanda with two services on board?+

What makes a two-service order simple here is a clear brief. Hot dish first, cold platter second, crew boxes separate: once we have that, nothing else is blocking. Last-minute changes are fine, and we confirm by phone or email day or night.

Do customs rules affect catering when the passenger count at Moanda changes at the last minute?+

A change in passengers at the last minute does not trigger new customs paperwork on our side, because we source and cook locally for the departure. If you carry additional food of your own into Gabon, that is subject to border rules.

Can you bring food to a delegation or government flight at Moanda?+

We can supply food for an official delegation at Moanda. Because many ministers and delegates have strict dietary and security needs, the menu is agreed first and nobody's name is written on a tray, only seat numbers.

Is catering part of a charter into Moanda when a passenger needs a kosher, halal, allergen-free or child's meal?+

A private jet charter into FOOD does not include food: you order and pay for catering separately. Special meals follow the same route. Send us the restriction, the seat and the aircraft type, and we pack a labelled, sealed tray for that passenger.