FBOs
AIN’s 2nd Annual FBO Awards Honor Industry Excellence
More than 250 attended sold-out event in Cleveland
FBO gala 2026
AIN president Ruben Kempeneer (top right) welcomed the more than 250 aviation service professionals who gathered on March 26 to celebrate the best of the global FBO industry at the Agora Theater in Cleveland at the conclusion of NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers conference. © AIN Media Group

AIN Media Group honored the business aviation services sector during its second annual FBO Awards Gala on March 27, capping off NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference that attracted record crowds to Cleveland. Despite the stormy weather and torrential rains, more than 250 aviation service professionals gathered at the city’s landmark Agora Theater to celebrate the best of the global FBO industry.

Following a welcome address by AIN president Ruben Kempeneer, master of ceremonies and bestselling author Andrew Davis led the audience through this year’s most highly reviewed FBOs from around the world, as rated by AIN’s readers in the magazine’s annual FBO Survey. Survey results were printed in the April edition of the magazine as well as online.