FBOs
AIN FBO Survey 2018: Worldwide Results
Operators ready for long-promised rebound.
For the second straight year, Sheltair's Tampa facility rose to the top of the rankings in AIN's annual FBO Survey. The location earned an overall score of 4.74, and was the only service provider to earn scores of more than 4.70 in each of the five categories. Outside of North America, Tag Farnborough maintained its long run as the top international FBO, its score of 4.69 placing it firmly in the top five percent of FBOs worldwide according to AIN's readers.
For the second straight year, Sheltair's Tampa facility rose to the top of the rankings in AIN's annual FBO Survey. The location earned an overall score of 4.74, and was the only service provider to earn scores of more than 4.70 in each of the five categories. Outside of North America, Tag Farnborough maintained its long run as the top international FBO, its score of 4.69 placing it firmly in the top five percent of FBOs worldwide according to AIN's readers.

AIN 2018 FBO Survey

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As business aviation continues its rebound from the depths of the global economic downturn a decade ago, optimism continues to grow among U.S. FBO operators, as flight activity and fleet utilization increases. According to industry data provider Aviation Research Group/U.S. (ARGUS), flight activity in 2017 eclipsed the three-million-hour mark for the first time since 2008, and year-over-year rose 5.5 percent over 2016.