An FBO is the operator that services private and business aircraft at an airport: fuelling, hangar, ground handling and care of crew and passengers. It is the private aviation terminal, kept apart from the commercial one. It goes hand in hand with handling, but aimed at jets and on-demand flights rather than scheduled airlines.
Example The private jet parks at the FBO, where it refuels and waits for its passengers away from the terminal queues.
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