fixed-base operator

fixed-base operator
A commercial operator supplying fuel, maintenance, aircraft sales, rentals, flight training, handling, and other general aviation services at an airport. They are called fixed-base operators because the first FBOs were early barnstormers who chose to settle at one field.

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