Business jet on the apron at RAF Northolt, EGWU, ready for private jet catering to be loaded
Northolt · EGWU / NHT · England

Private jet catering at RAF Northolt (EGWU / NHT), Northolt

Catering to your aircraft in Northolt.

Northolt runs to the station's timetable, and a business jet arriving here is expected, escorted and gone. We cook for the galley you have and hand the trays over via your FBO, so the crew is not waiting at a gate with a trolley.

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RAF Northolt EGWU
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder

Read by Camille, Inès or Sofia — former VIP cabin crew.

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, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille

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

Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès

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

Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia

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

The local tableCooked so it travels

Local specialities from Northolt, Greater London for your inflight catering

The Northolt table is London's table: the restaurants of the capital and the produce of the home counties set the tone for a private jet menu here. England's own larder does the work, and local specialities travel well in a galley. A roast sirloin of English beef sliced cold for a lunch tray, a smoked salmon plate with horseradish cream, a fish pie that finishes in the oven and holds its crust, a sticky toffee pudding portioned in its own dish. For an inflight menu that reads as English without effort, add Cheddar and Stilton boards with oatcakes and quince, scones with clotted cream and jam, and a proper afternoon tea of finger sandwiches. Private jet food from here suits the short European hop and the long-haul departure alike. Private jet platters are built per passenger; gourmet inflight meals are finished in your oven or re-plated cold; private jet snacks stay in the drawer for the whole flight. Anything with a sauce, a dressing or a jus travels in its own pot and goes on the plate at the last moment. England in summer brings strawberries, peas and asparagus; in winter, game and root vegetables. Order from the region and we cook to the galley of your type.

For a private jet menu out of Northolt, think of what London does well and what survives a drawer. An inflight menu can open with potted shrimp and brown bread, move to a cold poached salmon with new potatoes and herb mayonnaise, and close with a lemon posset. Private jet food in this part of England leans on English produce: Kentish apples, Cornish crab, Scottish smoked fish, Welsh lamb in season. Local specialities are plated at the aircraft, not in a kitchen far away from the passenger. Private jet platters carry cheese, charcuterie and fruit; gourmet inflight meals are portioned for the galley oven; private jet snacks cover the quiet hours, with shortbread, nuts and fruit. For England as a destination, the safest dishes are the ones that taste the same at forty thousand feet: slow-cooked meats, firm fish, sturdy salads with dressing apart. We tell you which dish needs the oven and which stays chilled.

English local specialities, roast sirloin and fish pie, for private jet menu at Northolt, England
01Roast English sirloin, horseradish creamSliced cold, cream in its own pot
02Smoked salmon, brown bread, lemonChilled, lemon apart
03Fish pie with mash crustOven, holds its crust
04Cheddar and Stilton board, quinceChilled, oatcakes separate
05Scones, clotted cream, strawberry jamRe-plate cold, cream apart
06Sticky toffee puddingOven, sauce apart

How it works

Three steps, one message
01

You message us

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

02

We cook & pack for a galley

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

03

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 · NortholtRAF Northolt · EGWU
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at RAF Northolt (EGWU)

RAF Northolt is a military-run field with a single runway, and every business jet that lands there works to a slot that the station sets, not the operator. Private jet catering at EGWU is cooked and packed for the galley you actually have, then handed to your handling agent at the apron. Inflight catering, aviation catering and business aviation catering all follow the same logic here: nothing arrives late into a closed gate. Executive jet catering for a ministerial arrival, diplomatic flight catering for a delegation and cabin crew meals for the rotation are all ordered and invoiced as separate lines, 24/7 by phone or email.

  • 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
Private jet galley prepared for private jet catering at RAF Northolt, NHT
Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at RAF Northolt (NHT)

Business jet catering at EGWU is usually built around a short brief: a corporate jet with six passengers, a morning meeting in London, and a return the same day. Corporate jet catering for that profile means a cold lunch that can wait in the drawer and a hot dish the crew can finish, whether it is inflight catering or in-flight catering for a longer sector. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same pattern, except the guests change from trip to trip. For luxury inflight catering, a private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the passenger list, the galley and the slot. We arrange it with your operator and invoice the order like any other.

Government flight catering trays for a diplomatic arrival at RAF Northolt, EGWU
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at RAF Northolt

Official visitors often land at Northolt rather than at a civil airport. Government flight catering for those flights is arranged through the protocol side, with menus approved before the kitchen starts. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering use the same discipline: traceable ingredients, labelled trays, a small known team. State visit aircraft catering for a return leg is ordered with the arrival so the same people handle it.

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet
PrincipalSealed
Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people
Special meals

Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free in-flight catering at RAF Northolt (NHT)

English food has its traps: flour in the gravy, butter in the pastry, anchovy in the sauce. That is why special meals for kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free guests get their own preparation and their own box. Allergen free dishes are cooked first, before anything else, and kids meals are marked as such. The dietary card travels with the tray.

i.
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 for pilots and cabin crew at RAF Northolt (NHT)

Rotation days at Northolt can be long, and crew meals are what keep the pilots sharp. Flight crew meals are ordered on request, invoiced like the rest of the order, and packed apart from the guest trays. Pilot meals come in two different dishes when the operator's policy asks for it, so the captain and first officer never share a plate. Crew catering for a night turn might be a hot pie and a salad; cockpit meals are packed for eating with one hand. Crew meal boxes are labelled CREW, never with a name, and cabin crew meals follow the same rule. We pack different meals for pilots without being asked twice.

Meal passEGWU
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passEGWU
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
RAF Northolt runway and apron seen from the general aviation side, Northolt, England

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at RAF Northolt (NHT)

FBO catering at Northolt is a matter of access: the station controls the gate, and your handling agent knows who needs to be on the list. We coordinate catering delivery to the FBO so the trays arrive when the escort does. The general aviation terminal handover is made at the apron, to the crew or to ground handling catering staff. Handling agent catering at EGWU works best when the tail and the slot are sent together.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at RAF Northolt (EGWU)

The type decides how the food gets to the galley. A light jet at Northolt takes boxes on a trolley, while a larger VIP aircraft needs a high loader and a clear approach. Galley catering for the latter is planned with the handler, and airside catering delivery follows the station's rules. Aircraft provisioning is therefore a question of door, height and slot.

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 airportEGWU / NHT

Aviation catering and business aviation at RAF Northolt (NHT)

RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station with a single runway, open to civil business aircraft under a movement limit. Airport catering here is shaped by that: general aviation is welcome, but only within strict slots. FBO services and ground handling services are provided on site, and the station also receives government and military flights.

Business aviation

RAF Northolt is a business aviation hub for London, and the pace is set by the station's slot limits. Executive jet catering for a ministerial flight and diplomatic flight catering for a delegation sit next to the corporate trips. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are both asked for here, as is aviation catering for visiting military aircraft, and business aviation catering for the charter flights. Cabin crew meals for a long duty day are common too.

Customs & food import

UK customs and border rules apply at Northolt as at any British airport, and food is part of them. Meat and dairy brought from outside Britain are restricted, so catering is best sourced and prepared locally. Waste from international flights, including leftover catering, is handled by your handling agent under UK rules. The station adds its own access controls, which is why we plan the delivery with the handler.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for
5.0 / 5
★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET
“Between cabin checks at NHT, I coordinated vegetarian wraps and colourful salads for 5 guests and explained our concerns about a changing departure schedule. I would discuss airport catering with them again, especially when portion planning needs careful coordination. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the fruit plates before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. The cabin team could match the crew provisions to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”
Louis F. | VIP flight attendant
Citation XLS+
★★★★★CHARTER
“Passenger preferences led us to a cheese board and savoury canapés at RAF Northolt; 9 portions were needed, with a late menu amendment factored into preparation. The Galley Girls suggested clearly marked packs for the crew provisions, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. I could hand the starters to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order. For our team, the strongest part of their inflight catering was how they handled catering handover.”
Sofia D. | Charter operator
Challenger 350
★★★★★LARGE CABIN
“Choosing vegetarian wraps and colourful salads for 4 people at EGWU was straightforward; the challenge was making it work with limited fridge space. I asked The Galley Girls for the side dishes in sealed meal containers, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. We could finish the salads as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once. I would discuss in-flight catering with them again, especially when catering handover needs careful coordination.”
Adele P. | Chief flight attendant
Gulfstream G650ER
Northolt in five questionsAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost for a departure slot at RAF Northolt?+

Price is the sum of the menu, the number of passengers and the crew meals you add. At RAF Northolt the departure slot matters because it decides what the galley can finish: an oven dish needs space, a cold tray does not. Strawberries in June are cheaper than out-of-season asparagus. We quote per menu and keep it itemised so you can adjust before the order is confirmed.

What is the lead time for a return leg ordered from Northolt?+

Return legs from NHT are ordinary orders with one extra detail: the crew needs to know which tray belongs to which sector. Say so when you order and we mark the boxes accordingly. What makes it simple here is the single FBO handover, and what keeps it simple is telling us the departure window. Late changes are handled, any hour.

What about customs when the passenger count changes at the last minute at RAF Northolt?+

Customs for catering at NHT comes down to origin. English-made food leaving on the aircraft raises no particular question; food loaded abroad and brought into the UK does. A last-minute change in headcount is therefore a simple call to us: we add or remove portions and re-mark the seat numbers.

Can you bring food of your own to RAF Northolt, or order a local product on the menu?+

Many crews prefer to name an English product and have it served as a dish: potted shrimp, a Stilton board, sticky toffee pudding. That avoids carrying anything through the gate yourselves. If a passenger insists on a particular item from home, say so in advance and we pack it with the rest, as long as it complies with UK import rules.

Is catering part of a charter for a night departure or early morning slot at RAF Northolt?+

Not in a charter. A night departure from NHT still needs its own catering order, and so does an early morning one. Because the station restricts movements, the handover is planned around the slot and the escort, with the trays marked by seat. A simple supper tray suits midnight; a croissant and fruit tray suits a dawn start.

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Plane-side
handover at the aircraft, on your slot
24/7
day or night, every day
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille, Inès or Sofia
Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew
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