HAGERSTOWN – Rider Jet Center, the full-service Fixed Base Operator at the Hagerstown Regional Airport, has been named the Top FBO in 2025. National aviation magazine Aerospace and Defense Review said: “This award is in recognition of Rider Jet Center’s stellar reputation and trust among customers and industry peers, evident in the numerous nominations we received from our subscribers.
“Rider Jet Center emerged as the Top FBO service 2025 after an exhaustive evaluation by an expert panel of C-level executives, industry thought leaders and our editorial board,” magazine writers noted.
Aerospace and Defense Review is a national print and digital magazine covering business and technology for the aerospace and defense industries, as well as aviation topics and news. An FBO is generally a commercial business that provides aviation services at airports, offering fuel, parking, hangar space and maintenance for aircraft and their crews.
The magazine cited Rider Jet Center as “above and beyond” in providing aviation services. In the announcement of the award, the magazine cited several reasons for the recognition and quoted pilots, organizations and even the U.S. Army praising Rider Jet Center. The full article can be read here.
Rider Jet Center owner and CEO, Ben Rider, said, “Everybody in the entire team goes out of their way to make people feel welcome. Yes, this is serious, professional aviation, but we’re also about providing great customer service.” Rider pointed out the entire team is involved: “All the restaurant workers, the FBO line staff, the management, the office staff, our maintenance folks… everybody makes Rider Jet Center a good place for people to visit.”
In the magazine article, Rider was quoted as saying, “From the beginning, my father and I have viewed this as a hospitality business. Fuel, hangar space and ground services are a given everywhere. What sets us apart is how we treat our customers.”
