FBOs
European FBO Report 2003
Recovering traffic levels are driving desire for both expansion and consolidation in the European market for business-aircraft handling services.

Recovering traffic levels are driving desire for both expansion and consolidation in the European market for business-aircraft handling services. But at the same time bureaucratic and market-access restrictions at many of the continent’s airports continue to hamper moves to open new FBOs or take control of existing facilities.

And yet despite these opportunity inhibitors, several business-aviation service groups are now actively preparing to build or extend their FBO networks in Europe. Several have indicated to AIN that they intend to complete fresh acquisitions, mergers and partnerships over the next 12 months. Others are much less convinced that the time is yet right for the cycle of restructuring and consolidation that many view as inevitable in the sector.

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