Private jet on the apron at Oro Negro Airport (SVON) in Cabimas, Zulia State, with the lake basin behind, for private jet catering.
Cabimas · SVON / CBS · Zulia State

Private jet catering at Oro Negro Airport (SVON / CBS), Cabimas

Catering to your aircraft in Cabimas.

At Oro Negro, flights tend to follow the Lake Maracaibo oil corridor, and the galley is usually small and warm. We pack for that: sealed cold items, oven dishes finished at the aircraft, and a label on every box.

Quick requestAnswered day or night
Delivery at
Oro Negro Airport SVON
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

Regional dishes of Cabimas for jet catering at CBS

Zulia State has a table of its own, and a private jet menu for Cabimas should use it. Local specialities that travel well in a galley include arepas with cheese or shredded meat, cachapas with queso de mano, and the Maracaibo pan de jamón. Plated as private jet platters, they keep their shape in a drawer. Patacón maracucho, a fried plantain sandwich, works as an inflight menu item because it eats with one hand. Hallacas and tequeños are also made here and they reheat without drama. Private jet food from this region leans on corn, plantain, cheese and slow-cooked beef, so we pair it with fresh fruit and a sealed salad. Gourmet inflight meals can mix the local plates with something lighter, and private jet snacks usually mean cheese sticks, fruit and nuts. For anything Zulia, name the dish and we pack it for your galley.

A private jet menu around Cabimas starts from what Lake Maracaibo and the Zulia plains actually produce. Local specialities: cachapas with soft white cheese, arepas rellenas, patacón, and fish from the lake grilled or stewed. Inflight menu choices from Zulia State are best when they are built as gourmet inflight meals, sauce in its own pot and bread packed apart, so the plate you re-plate looks like it came from a kitchen. Private jet platters of cheese, cured meats and tropical fruit hold up in the heat of the apron. Private jet snacks from this region are simple: plantain chips, fresh fruit, nuts. Private jet food here is hearty by habit, so we balance it with lighter options on request.

Cachapas with queso de mano, a Zulia State local speciality packed for a private jet menu at Cabimas.
01Cachapas with queso de manoSweet corn pancake folded around soft cheese. Re-plate warm, fold at the table.
02Pan de jamón maracuchoSliced and chilled, served as a cold platter or snack.
03Patacón maracuchoFried plantain sandwich, packed with fillings apart so the plantain stays crisp.
04Lake fish, grilledSauce apart, plated at the aircraft with lime and plantain.
05TequeñosCheese-filled pastry fingers, oven finish, dipping sauce in its own pot.
06Tropical fruit plateMango, papaya, guava, cut per seat and kept chilled.

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 · CabimasOro Negro Airport · SVON
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Oro Negro Airport (SVON)

Cabimas sits on the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo, the heart of Venezuelan oil country, and Oro Negro is the small field that serves it. Private jet catering here is written around corporate shuttles and charter rotations: inflight catering that survives a lakeside climate, in-flight catering packed for a short galley, and aviation catering handed over at the FBO. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering follow the same brief, diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol first, and cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip.

  • 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 parked at Oro Negro (SVON, CBS) in Cabimas, ready for business jet catering and crew meals.
Business aviationOur core

Business aviation catering at Oro Negro Airport (CBS)

Business jet catering at Cabimas usually serves oil and energy teams on a short rotation: six seats, one oven, a tight turn. Corporate jet catering for that kind of trip is built from local dishes like cachapas and grilled lake fish, with a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around the aircraft. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same method, and luxury inflight catering at SVON means good plating more than long menus.

Official aircraft on the apron at Oro Negro, Cabimas, Venezuela, for government flight catering handled with discretion.
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Oro Negro Airport (CBS)

When an official aircraft lands at Cabimas, the protocol office sets the menu, not the kitchen. Government flight catering is traceable and sealed; head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering use named staff only. For a state visit aircraft catering order, we confirm security procedures with your handling agent first.

Make a requestDownload the menuPDF
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 Oro Negro Airport (CBS)

Cabimas cooking leans on corn flour, cheese, fried plantain and beef, so allergens hide in the batter and the cooking oil more than in the sauce. Each special meal is cooked and boxed on its own, from kosher and halal to vegan, gluten free and allergen free, and kids meals are made smaller and milder. Corn-based arepas and cachapas are naturally gluten free when kept away from wheat dishes, and we say so on the card. Special meals are marked with the seat number and the restriction, never with a name.

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 meal boxes and crew meals at Oro Negro Airport

On a Cabimas turn, the crew eats whatever is left in the drawer unless somebody ordered for them. Crew meals are a separate line, on request, and billed as such. Flight crew meals are boxed per person; pilot meals are two different dishes so captain and first officer never share one. Crew catering and cockpit meals come in crew meal boxes, and different meals for pilots are available when the operator wants them.

Meal passSVON
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passSVON
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
Oro Negro Airport (SVON / CBS), a general aviation field in Cabimas, Zulia State, South America, used for airport catering deliveries.

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Oro Negro Airport (SVON)

FBO catering at Oro Negro means catering delivery to the FBO, where the general aviation terminal opens the gate and your handling agent walks the boxes to the aircraft. Ground handling catering is simple on a field this size: one apron, one handover. Handling agent catering is arranged by name, tail and slot.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Oro Negro Airport (CBS)

Oro Negro is a small regional apron, and most traffic here is light and midsize business aircraft, so galley catering is carried to the stairs rather than lifted. If a larger aircraft is coming, tell us the type: airside catering delivery then depends on door height and whether a high loader is arranged by your handling agent. We load the galley the way the aircraft allows, with ovens, drawers and ice drawers in mind, and aircraft provisioning for a bigger cabin is split into labelled boxes your crew can pass up by hand.

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 airportSVON / CBS

About Oro Negro Airport (SVON): aviation catering and general aviation

Oro Negro is a small general aviation airport at Cabimas, on the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo in Zulia State. Airport catering here serves oil and energy traffic, a few charters and government movements. General aviation operations run from a modest apron, and FBO services and ground handling services are arranged through your handling agent.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub is too grand a name for Oro Negro, but the oil economy around Cabimas keeps it busy with executive jet catering orders and corporate shuttles. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering are ordered per movement; business aviation catering follows the same method. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol, and cabin crew meals are a separate request.

Customs & food import

Venezuelan customs inspects food coming into the country and controls fresh meat, dairy and produce. For catering at Oro Negro, that means ordering locally is the simplest route, and the handling agent receives an itemised list. Tell us if the aircraft arrives from abroad so the paperwork and the menu match.

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

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★★★★★BUSINESS JET
“Getting roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings ready for 3 guests at CBS required an order that accounted for a small galley worktop. Our request to The Galley Girls focused on the crew provisions, with enough detail to distinguish passenger portions from additional provisions. We also checked the sandwiches before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation. With airport catering, careful attention to storage requirements matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”
Fatima B. | VIP flight attendant
Global 6000
★★★★★LIGHT JET
“The cabin briefing at Oro Negro Airport included 5 passenger meals, a request for avocado toast components and breakfast fruit, and instructions addressing a late menu amendment. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the salads, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. We could account for the sandwiches before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise. My main takeaway from this inflight catering order was the practical approach to catering handover.”
Tao Y. | VIP flight attendant
Learjet 75
★★★★★GOVERNMENT
“Menu approval at SVON covered a cold lunch with cheese and fruit for 7 guests, leaving us to organise the service around a small galley worktop. I needed the fruit plates checked against the revised brief; The Galley Girls answered without sending us through another lengthy exchange. The cabin service sequence stood out more than any sales pitch about in-flight catering. We checked the salads against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned.”
Nikita O. | Government flight manager
BBJ
What crews ask before CabimasAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost for a return leg ordered from Cabimas?+

Ask for both directions in one request. The return leg out of Oro Negro is usually simpler: sealed cold items travel best in warm weather, so a platter of cheese, fruit and pan de jamón comes in cheaper than hot plates. Hot dishes, special meals and extra crew boxes add to the total. Everything is billed like any other catering order.

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

For SVON the simplest orders are the ones where the season is known: dry months run smoother, and wet afternoons mean we hold hot items until the slot firms up. We build the menu so a delay does not ruin it, cold first and oven items last. Last-minute orders are handled without fuss, and orders placed early simply give more choice of local produce.

Do customs rules at Cabimas depend on the aircraft and its galley?+

The aircraft decides the paperwork as much as the border does. At Oro Negro, a small cabin with a drawer and one oven gets an order sized to it, listed by dish so it can be declared simply. A bigger aircraft with more galley space can take more, and the same list goes to your handling agent for the customs check.

Can you bring food into Venezuela on a private flight?+

Customs in Venezuela can confiscate imported perishables, so a crew who packs sandwiches at the departure airport may lose them here. We suggest ordering for the Cabimas stop and keeping any imported food sealed and declared. Local prep, handed over at the FBO, is simply easier.

Is catering part of a charter into Cabimas?+

Catering is a separate line. The charter operator may offer to arrange it, but it is billed apart. For Oro Negro, we suggest one local product on the menu, cheese from Zulia or a fresh fruit plate, and keep the rest simple.

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Plane-side
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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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