Catering to your aircraft in Regina.
At 1,894 ft on the Saskatchewan prairie, CYQR sees corporate jets, medevac positioning and provincial delegations. The wind and the cold shape the packing, and we plan the handover around your slot.
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.
Saskatchewan eats from the field, and a private jet menu built for Regina International should say so. Our inflight menu starts with local specialities such as pan-fried pickerel from the northern lakes, Saskatoon berry compote, wild rice, and prairie beef cut for a plated main. Private jet food from this region travels well: hearty, lightly sauced, and easy to re-plate from a drawer.
Private jet platters for Regina lean on what the Prairies do best: smoked trout, aged cheddar from regional dairies, cold-cut prairie beef and chokecherry preserves. Gourmet inflight meals follow, a lentil and chickpea main for a plant-based guest, pierogi from the Ukrainian tradition that shaped the province, and bannock bread. Private jet snacks stay simple: roasted sunflower seeds, honey from Saskatchewan apiaries and berry bars.
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.
A Regina International departure in January means a deep-frozen apron and a galley that must stay cold on its own, which is why private jet catering at CYQR is packed for the drawer, not the oven. Inflight catering here leans on Saskatchewan beef, pickerel and Saskatoon berries, and the in-flight catering is handed over at the FBO on your slot. Aviation catering for the Prairies also covers business aviation catering for potash, energy and agriculture trips, executive jet catering for visiting boards, diplomatic flight catering for provincial delegations, and cabin crew meals for the rotation.
Business jet catering at Regina often serves potash, energy and agriculture executives, so the brief is usually a hearty lunch for four to eight. Corporate jet catering here leans on prairie beef, pickerel and berries, and VIP flight catering from our private jet chef is built as a bespoke menu for the galley you have. Charter flight catering and luxury inflight catering follow the same standard.
Regina is the seat of Saskatchewan's government, which means ministerial, federal and visiting delegations pass through CYQR. For government flight catering and VIP aviation catering, we work from the protocol office's list. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering follow the same discreet process.
Special meals at Regina International follow the Prairie kitchen: wheat, canola, mustard and dairy appear everywhere, so allergen free work starts with where they hide in a local dish. Kosher and halal orders are sealed and labelled by seat number, vegan and gluten free plates are cooked and packed on separate boards, and kids meals are built around mild flavours the cabin crew can plate quickly.
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.
When a rotation lands at CYQR in January, crew meals are what keep the day moving. Flight crew meals, pilot meals and cockpit meals can each be packed as crew meal boxes on request, invoiced like any other order. Crew catering includes different meals for pilots, so captain and first officer never share a dish, and cabin crew meals arrive in their own box.
Catering delivery to the FBO at CYQR is coordinated with your handling agent, who tells us where the truck should stop. FBO catering, ground handling catering and handling agent catering are one process: the general aviation terminal receives the order, and the crew collects it at the aircraft.
Galley catering for CYQR depends on the aircraft: a light jet is loaded by hand at the door, while a larger cabin may need a high loader for airside catering delivery. We confirm the type, the door height and the galley layout so aircraft provisioning at Regina matches what your crew can actually stow, with winter snow on the apron taken into account.
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.
Regina International Airport serves Saskatchewan's capital with scheduled and general aviation traffic from one compact terminal area. For crews, airport catering here means planning around winter weather and the runway layout, with the FBO as the single point of handover. FBO services and ground handling services at CYQR are coordinated through your handling agent, so the order, the apron access and the aircraft door all line up.
Regina is a business aviation hub for agriculture, potash and energy. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for these trips are planned around harvest seasons, trade shows and provincial events, with FBO services and ground handling services arranged alongside the meal order. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering are common; diplomatic flight catering appears for visiting delegations, and cabin crew meals and crew meals complete the order.
Canadian customs apply to flights arriving from abroad, with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency controlling meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables. Your handling agent and the FBO services team at CYQR can tell you what the ground handling services will clear on arrival. Catering made in Canada avoids most of that. Tell us the origin of the flight and we advise which items to keep sealed.
Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.
“Rather than an elaborate service at CYQR, our 5 guests wanted roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables, organised sensibly around an evening cabin service. The Galley Girls updated the salads in the written order and sent back a confirmation that clearly showed our amendments. The desserts remained as originally requested, which was reassuring when we checked the latest version with operations. I would discuss airline catering with them again, especially when portion planning needs careful coordination.”
“Passenger preferences led us to roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables at YQR; 8 portions were needed, with several individual meal preferences factored into preparation. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the snack boxes readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. We left the side dishes stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling. With crew meals, careful attention to cabin service sequence matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”
“The cabin briefing at Regina International Airport included 5 passenger meals, a request for smoked salmon bagels and sliced fruit, and instructions addressing two separate meal services. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the snack boxes clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. I would discuss FBO catering with them again, especially when portion planning needs careful coordination. There was enough information about the main courses to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered.”
Last-minute changes to the headcount are handled at Regina International. Private jet catering cost is built from each item, so adding three guests means adding three plates of whatever is on the menu, priced as listed.
Government flights into CYQR follow their own sequence, so lead time depends on when the protocol office signs the menu off. Send the passenger list and dietary notes early and we plan around the approval, with late changes still accepted.
A special meal produced in Regina rarely meets customs at all, because it is made on Canadian soil. When it does, a sealed container with its label and certificate is the simplest way through.
Crew duty time can be tight on a Prairie rotation, so many crews arrive with food. Canadian customs restrict some fresh meat, dairy and produce on international arrivals, which is why local crew meals are often easier than carrying them.
Is catering part of a charter into Regina? It is not. A tight turn does not change that: the meal is a separate order, and a slot early in the morning just means the handover is planned around it.
Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.
