Catering to your aircraft in Holzdorf.
Holzdorf is a quiet military field in Brandenburg, and a VIP or government aircraft landing there is rarely a surprise to the handling agent. We pack catering for that crew and cabin, plane-side, day or night.
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.
Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.
The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.
Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.
Brandenburg is the land of sandy soil, carp ponds and big skies, and the food travels well in a galley. For a private jet menu out of Holzdorf we draw on the region: Spreewald pickled gherkins, smoked and poached carp, Brandenburg asparagus in season, lamb from the heaths and rye bread from local bakers. These are local specialities that suit an inflight menu because they are served cold, in slices, or finished with a sauce apart.
Private jet food for Holzdorf starts from what Brandenburg grows and smokes. Our private jet platters carry Spreewald gherkins, house-cured fish and farmhouse cheeses; the gourmet inflight meals lean on lamb, potato and seasonal vegetables; private jet snacks are rye crispbreads, nuts and fruit from the Havel orchards. A private jet menu built on these local specialities keeps the cabin German without a heavy galley.
Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.
Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.
Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.
Holzdorf Air Base is a military airfield in Brandenburg, and the aircraft that use it tend to carry delegations rather than leisure parties. Private jet catering here is planned around protocol, the handling agent and a galley that may be small. We cook and pack as former VIP flight attendants would want it, whether the order is inflight catering for a short sector or a full aviation catering brief. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering follow the same plan as diplomatic flight catering: one menu per seat, cabin crew meals boxed apart, and handover at the aircraft.
Few corporate flights use Holzdorf, so business jet catering is planned case by case. Corporate jet catering depends on the aircraft type and its galley. VIP flight catering for ETSH covers trays labelled by seat, charter flight catering is ordered apart from the charter, and luxury inflight catering is kept simple. Our private jet chef builds a bespoke menu from regional products.
ETSH is a military airfield, which suits state aircraft. Government flight catering here is packed sealed and labelled by seat; head of state flight catering is handled by a small named team. VIP aviation catering stays discreet, and state visit aircraft catering is approved by protocol before cooking starts.
A military field in Brandenburg means the kitchen is chosen with the delegation list in hand. Local dishes hide wheat in sauces and dumplings, dairy in cream, and pork in stocks, so special meals are cooked separately: kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free each get their own board and box, and kids meals are packed per seat. Everything is checked against the passenger list before it is packed.
A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.
Sealed, certificate in the same box.
Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.
Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.
At ETSH the crew often waits on a field with little around it, so crew meals are worth planning. Flight crew meals are ordered on request and billed like the rest; pilot meals are simple, hot or cold; crew catering is boxed and labelled. Cockpit meals are easy to eat in the seat, crew meal boxes carry no passenger labels, and different meals for pilots follow the operator's policy.
On a base like ETSH, FBO catering depends on who controls the gate. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged with the handling agent; the general aviation terminal procedure is confirmed in advance. Ground handling catering is coordinated by phone or email, and handling agent catering ends at the aircraft door.
At ETSH the aircraft decides how food is loaded. A larger government or VIP aircraft may need a high loader to reach the door, and the handling agent arranges it. For galley catering, airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning, tell us the type and which galley is installed, and we pack drawers and containers to fit.
Mention it when you orderCertified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.
Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.
Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.
Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.
Holzdorf Air Base is an airfield in the Brandenburg countryside, used mainly by the military and occasionally by government and VIP aircraft. Airport catering here means working with a handling agent and a controlled apron, where general aviation is the exception.
Inflight catering for Holzdorf is a matter of discretion: aviation catering here serves delegations, and business aviation catering is the occasional exception. In-flight catering and executive jet catering are packed to the galley on board; diplomatic flight catering follows protocol, and cabin crew meals travel in their own box. As a business aviation hub, ETSH is small, and FBO services and ground handling services depend on the day.
Customs in Germany follows EU food import limits, which affect meat, dairy and fresh produce from third countries. Ordering locally at Holzdorf avoids declarations, and the handling agent clears the rest.
Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.
“Rather than an elaborate service at Holzdorf Air Base, our 7 guests wanted poached fish with steamed rice, organised sensibly around a small galley worktop. The Galley Girls updated the starters in the written order and sent back a confirmation that clearly showed our amendments. Our brief for aviation catering was met with a sensible plan for portion planning. We checked the side dishes against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned.”
“Passenger preferences led us to a selection of petits fours and sandwiches at ETSH; 9 portions were needed, with two separate meal services factored into preparation. For our team, the strongest part of their aviation catering services was how they handled cabin service sequence. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the crew provisions, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. Keeping the side dishes identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation.”
“The cabin briefing at Holzdorf Air Base included 3 passenger meals, a request for a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables, and instructions addressing a small galley worktop. I want an aviation catering company to understand packing arrangement, and this order gave us a useful starting point. I gave The Galley Girls our storage brief and asked for the main courses to arrive in separate meal boxes. We placed the starters in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”
Empty-leg trips shift the equation. If nobody sits in the cabin, you pay for crew meals and perhaps some fruit. For anything beyond that, the menu you choose, such as venison against smoked trout, sets the cost.
Two services over a long leg mean two sets of boxes labelled by seat. The lead time question is answered by confirming the slot early; if plans move, last-minute orders are handled.
A late change in passengers at ETSH affects portions, and customs may ask what remains on board. We label everything by seat so leftovers are easy to account for.
Delegation and government flights bring their own protocol, so you can bring food, but customs and protocol offices may want to see it. Coordinate with the handling agent; we can pack to complement what you carry.
No, and that matters for dietary requests. Special meals for flights into Holzdorf are a separate order, cooked apart from the other dishes and invoiced on their own.
Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.
