Chachoán Regional · SEAM / ATF · Ecuador

Private jet catering at Chachoán Regional Airport (SEAM / ATF), Ambato

Catering to your aircraft in Ambato.

Ambato sits in a ring of volcanoes, and SEAM is a short-runway sierra field. Your crew gets food packed for the galley they have, ready to re-plate.

Menu & order Download the menu

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

Ambato on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at ATF

Ambato calls itself the city of flowers and fruit, and the Tungurahua Province menu for a private jet follows that. A private jet menu for SEAM can lead with Andean produce: blackberries, tree tomatoes, apples and local cheese, treated as local specialities rather than garnish. Llapingachos, the pan-fried potato and cheese cakes of the highlands, are a regional staple and travel well when we pack them to be re-plated.

The inflight menu from Ambato leans on the sierra: potatoes in a dozen forms, fresh cheese, corn, hot sauces served apart. Private jet food that works at altitude is simple and clear in flavour, because cabin air dulls taste. We build private jet platters from Tungurahua fruit, gourmet inflight meals around highland dishes, and private jet snacks from roasted corn and fruit. These are the local specialities of Ambato and Tungurahua Province, packed for your galley.

For Tungurahua Province, the private jet menu is built from what the Andean valleys grow. Fruit from the Ambato markets, fresh cheese, humitas (steamed fresh-corn parcels) and slow-cooked pork dishes make honest private jet food. Our local specialities arrive as private jet platters, gourmet inflight meals and private jet snacks, each with its finish noted for the galley: oven, sauce apart, chilled or re-plate cold.

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Local specialities of Tungurahua Province, hornado and llapingachos, packed as private jet food for Ambato

01Llapingachos with fresh cheesePan-fried potato cakes; re-plate from the oven, sauce apart.

02Hornado, mote and sliced porkRoast pork packed with its juices and mote corn apart.

03Locro de papasPotato and cheese soup; oven, with avocado on the side.

04Tungurahua fruit platterBlackberries, tree tomato and apples; served chilled.

05Empanadas de vientoLight cheese pastries; oven, sugar dusted at plating.

06QuimbolitosSteamed corn-flour cakes in leaf; re-plate cold.

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 · AmbatoChachoán Regional Airport · SEAM

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

Tungurahua Province grows apples, blackberries and flowers, and a private jet catering order into Ambato can use all three. Chachoán Regional (SEAM / ATF) is a general aviation field, and your handling agent receives the order at the FBO. We provide inflight catering and in-flight catering for passengers, aviation catering and cabin crew meals for the flight deck and cabin, and business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering where a protocol brief applies.

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 Chachoán Regional (ATF), Ambato, for private jet catering handover at the FBO

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Ambato (SEAM)

A corporate jet into Ambato often carries a small group for the flower and fruit festival or a regional business visit. Corporate jet catering from us starts with a bespoke menu built by a private jet chef, so the cabin gets VIP flight catering that holds up at altitude. Business jet catering, charter flight catering and luxury inflight catering for these sierra flights are ordered and invoiced like any other order, and we plan inflight catering and in-flight catering around the galley you actually have.

Government flight catering trays prepared for a VIP aviation departure from SEAM, Ambato, Ecuador

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight and VIP aviation catering at Chachoán Regional Airport

When an official delegation flies to SEAM, we build the menu around the brief: head of state flight catering with traceable ingredients, VIP aviation catering with discreet packing, and state visit aircraft catering handed to your handling agent. Government flight catering is arranged quietly and invoiced as a separate order.

Private jet platters and gourmet meals: jet catering in *Ambato* (ATF)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of Andean fruit and cheese prepared for Chachoán Regional, Ambato

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of Andean cheese, fruit and cured meatsChilled

Tree tomato and avocado saladChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: poached chicken, quinoa and highland vegetablesRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: roasted corn, nuts and dried Andean fruitChilled

Quimbolitos with blackberry compoteRe-plate cold

Hot gourmet inflight meals of locro and llapingachos for a flight from Ambato, Ecuador

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Llapingachos with fried egg and avocadoOven

Hornado with mote and pickled onionSauce apart

Locro de papas with fresh cheeseOven

Gourmet inflight meals: grilled trout with potatoes and herbsOven

Empanadas de vientoOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Chachoán Regional Airport (SEAM)

Ecuadorian highland food is rich in potato, corn and cheese, which helps vegan and gluten free requests but complicates dairy-free ones. For special meals, we prepare kosher and halal trays apart, allergen free dishes in clean equipment, and kids meals that avoid heavy spice.

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 meal boxes and crew meals at Chachoán Regional Airport

Ambato is a quick turn for most crews, so crew meals are built to be eaten between tasks. Our flight crew meals, pilot meals and crew catering are ordered on request and invoiced with the trip. Cockpit meals are simple and sealed, crew meal boxes are labelled CREW, and different meals for pilots mean the captain and first officer never share a dish. Cabin crew meals go on the same invoice as the cockpit boxes, each one marked CREW.

Meal passSEAM

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passSEAM

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Chachoán Regional Airport (SEAM / ATF) in Ambato, Tungurahua Province, high in the Ecuadorian Andes

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Chachoán Regional Airport

FBO catering at Chachoán Regional means catering delivery to the FBO, where your handling agent receives the order. The general aviation terminal is the handover point, and ground handling catering is coordinated with the agent for airside access. Handling agent catering is ordered by tail, slot and headcount.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Chachoán Regional Airport

Smaller jets load by hand; larger cabins at SEAM may need a high loader. Tell us the type and we plan galley catering, airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning around the door height and the 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 airportSEAM / ATF

About Chachoán Regional Airport (SEAM): aviation catering and general aviation

SEAM is a mountain field in a city known for flowers and fruit. For airport catering, we think about what the apron and the galley allow: general aviation access, FBO services, and ground handling services coordinated through your handling agent.

Business aviation

Ambato is not a large business aviation hub, but corporate and charter flights use SEAM for the highland region. We provide inflight catering and in-flight catering for passengers, aviation catering and business aviation catering for crews, and executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals when requested.

Customs & food import

Ecuador regulates the import of fresh food, meat and dairy, so catering prepared in Ambato avoids most of the question at customs. If you arrive with provisions from abroad, expect the FBO to ask about them. We work with your handling agent so special meals and uplifted food stay sealed and documented.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Choosing fresh fruit and breakfast pastries for 7 people at SEAM was straightforward; the challenge was making it work with a revised passenger count. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of desserts with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. When comparing inflight catering companies, I would look closely at catering handover after this experience. There was enough information about the side dishes to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered.”

Mila C. | Chief flight attendant

Global 7500

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Menu approval at ATF covered a breakfast basket with individual preserves for 2 guests, leaving us to organise the service around an evening cabin service. Our brief for in-flight catering services was met with a sensible plan for written menu details. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the fruit plates, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. We could distinguish the starters at a glance instead of lifting lids just to establish what belonged to each service.”

Signe A. | Government flight manager

BBJ

★★★★★CHARTER

“The 5 passenger portions of mushroom risotto and a green salad were the easy part; managing limited fridge space at Chachoán Regional Airport took more planning. For our team, the strongest part of their aviation catering was how they handled crew briefing. The Galley Girls prepared the fruit plates for assembly in the galley, with the accompanying elements easy to locate. The crew provisions stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence.”

Sebastian N. | Charter operator

Challenger 350

Chachoán Regional: the questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Chachoán Regional in Ambato?+

Private jet catering at Ambato is priced per order. Weather windows in the sierra shift departure days, and we adjust quantities around your updated plan, so the invoice reflects what actually flew. Call or email for a quote on your menu.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at SEAM?+

At SEAM, the simplest orders use local product that is on hand: blackberries, cheese, corn. For something specific, such as a plated trout dish, give us notice, though last-minute orders are handled.

What about customs for inflight catering at Ambato?+

Catering made in-country keeps customs simple on arrival. For special meals, such as halal or a nut allergy, we prepare and seal the dish separately so no tray is opened by mistake.

Can you bring food on board at Chachoán Regional?+

Crews often do, but on a long leg with two services, fresh food from Ambato keeps better than something carried in. Customs rules on fresh produce also apply to what you bring from abroad, so we can supply both services.

Is catering part of a charter into Ambato?+

Not as standard. The charter and the catering are separate orders with separate invoices. At Ambato, a night departure or a first-light slot means we agree the handover with your handling agent.