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An airport can have a solid master plan, available funding, and a clear vision for growth, and still struggle to move fo...
10/08/2026

An airport can have a solid master plan, available funding, and a clear vision for growth, and still struggle to move forward.

Often, the challenge isn’t the plan itself. It’s the relationships surrounding it.

Airport sponsors are balancing competing interests every day. Tenants need predictable operating conditions. Regulators expect compliance. Elected officials answer to their communities. Pilots and operators want an airport that remains accessible, safe, and affordable.

Those priorities won’t always align, and that’s part of managing a public-use airport.

The trouble begins when stakeholders are brought into the conversation only after decisions have been made. A runway improvement becomes a business disruption. A rate adjustment becomes a dispute. A development proposal becomes a political issue.

These aren’t always failures of planning. Sometimes they’re failures of engagement.

In his article, “Who’s At The Table? Partnerships That Keep Airports Strong,” Curt Castagna examines the relationships that influence the long-term health of general aviation airports.

It’s a worthwhile reminder that airport leadership extends well beyond the airport itself.

There’s a lot of attention paid to what airports can build next.Sometimes the better question is what they could be doin...
10/06/2026

There’s a lot of attention paid to what airports can build next.

Sometimes the better question is what they could be doing with what assets they already have. So to enhance their revenues towards self sustainability without always raising fees.

Hangars, leases, tenant spaces, vacant or underused parcels and even aging facilities all carry opportunity—but only if someone is paying attention to how they fit into the airport’s bigger picture.

Markets change. Operators change. Demand changes. An airport strategy that made sense ten years ago may not make sense today.

Property and facility management is where those changes become visible.

And sometimes, the next development or revenue opportunity isn’t a new project but an improvement.

It’s already on the airport.

Ascension Group Partners (AGP) delivered a strong performance this last week in Lake Tahoe at the Association of Califor...
10/03/2026

Ascension Group Partners (AGP) delivered a strong performance this last week in Lake Tahoe at the Association of California Airport’s (ACA) Conference. A workshop on airport rates and fees, leasing policies and commercial aeronautical minimum standards. Congratulations to j_christopher_c for his role on the ACA, serving as the first corporate member president and ending his term with a vibrant association. AGP airport consulting provides airports with healthy best practices and policy guidance that results in financial self sustainability. More AGP exciting news coming soon…

09/29/2026

AGP provides comprehensive services across the aviation spectrum - a perfect combination of private and public sector expertise.

Our work includes airport development and project management, FBO management, aviation and airport consulting, and airport leasing, policy, and  FAA compliance guidance— bringing together the operational, financial and policy sides of aviation under one team.

We support clients with airport planning and strategy, operational assessments, rates and fees, minimum standards, RFP development and procurement, lease negotiations, market and feasibility analysis, site selection, tenant recruitment and retention, aviation property marketing, leasing and asset management.

On the development side, AGP works from early planning and due diligence through entitlements, design coordination, budgeting, scheduling, contractor and stakeholder coordination, construction oversight and project delivery. That includes hangars, FBOs, MRO facilities, aviation support facilities, office and industrial space, development-ready land and other aeronautical and compatible non-aeronautical uses.

We also provide ongoing project and property management and owner representation, helping keep the many moving pieces of an aviation project aligned from concept, completion and continued facility management.

Whether the need is operational, strategic, financial, real estate-driven or development-focused, AGP can step into a specific part of the process or help create the bigger picture.

Built for airports. Built for aviation. Built to perform.

Think about the places you remember most.A city you visited for the first time. A small town you never expected to love....
09/28/2026

Think about the places you remember most.

A city you visited for the first time. A small town you never expected to love. A meal you still talk about. A trip that became a story you’ve told a hundred times.

For many of us, aviation made those experiences possible.

That’s one of the things worth appreciating on World Tourism Day. Aviation doesn’t just move people between points on a map. It gives us the ability to experience places, cultures and communities far beyond our own.

And somewhere behind every one of those trips is an airport and a group of people who helped make the journey possible.

Today, we celebrate the destinations — and the aviation community that helps us reach them.

Happy World Tourism Day from AGP.

A government shutdown may last weeks. Its impact on aviation can last years.That’s the part of the conversation that oft...
09/23/2026

A government shutdown may last weeks. Its impact on aviation can last years.

That’s the part of the conversation that often gets overlooked.

Air traffic controllers can take more than two years to fully certify. Infrastructure projects operate on long timelines. Inspections, approvals and safety oversight don’t simply pick up where they left off after a funding lapse.

Every interruption has the potential to create a backlog that aviation has to work through long after the political stalemate ends.

In his latest AviationPros article, AGP President & CEO Curt Castagna examines what repeated funding disruptions mean for airports, operators and the people responsible for keeping the system moving.

The takeaway isn’t that Congress shouldn’t debate spending. It should.

The question is whether essential aviation functions should repeatedly be caught in the middle.

With controller staffing already stretched, modernization underway and airports facing rising costs, continuity matters.

Because in aviation, stopping for a few weeks doesn’t always mean losing just a few weeks.

Read Curt’s full article: “When Budget Politics Disrupt Aviation, the Damage Runs Deep.”

While much of the industry’s attention is focused on modernizing air traffic control and advancing cockpit safety, some ...
09/16/2026

While much of the industry’s attention is focused on modernizing air traffic control and advancing cockpit safety, some of aviation’s most complex work happens every day on the ground.

Ramp professionals work around moving aircraft, vehicles, equipment and passengers—often under time pressure and changing conditions. The margin for error can be small.

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 recognized those risks, directing the FAA to review ramp worker safety and develop training around hazards including engine ingestion and jet blast.

But training and regulation are only part of the equation.

A strong safety culture is built in everyday decisions: empowering people to speak up, pause an operation when something doesn’t look right, and know leadership will support that decision.

Technology can improve training, situational awareness and risk identification. But it works best when it supports the people and processes already on the ground.

The work happening on the ramp deserves the same attention as the systems above it. Because aviation moves safely when safety isn’t simply a requirement—it’s part of how the operation runs.

Kudos to the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and their General Aviation Ground Handling Safety Symposium (GHSS). The industry’s only event dedicated solely to ramp safety excellence. GHSS brings together decision makers, safety leaders, and front line professionals to share proven strategies, explore real world solutions, and drive measurable improvements in ground handling safety and performance.

Today, we remember.We remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the families whose lives were forever changed. ...
09/11/2026

Today, we remember.

We remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the families whose lives were forever changed. The flight crews, the first responders who went into the danger, the rescue workers and everyday Americans who stepped forward in the moments and years that followed.

Twenty-five years later, we honor their memory and the courage, sacrifice and unity shown in the face of unimaginable loss. May that unify us today.

We can never forget.

Looking for aviation space at Van Nuys Airport?AGP currently has T-hangar space available at VNY, offering a straightfor...
09/10/2026

Looking for aviation space at Van Nuys Airport?

AGP currently has T-hangar space available at VNY, offering a straightforward option for aircraft owners and operators who need secure, accessible storage without a long-term commitment.

These units offer 700+ square feet of clear-span space, approximately 39’ door width and 34’ center depth, with manual bi-fold doors, drive-up asphalt access and flexible month-to-month terms.

But the right hangar is about more than square footage. Airfield location, accessibility, security and how the space supports day-to-day operations all matter. As an aviation-focused property manager and developer, AGP understands those considerations and works to make airport space functional for the people and businesses using it.

Interested in current availability or seeing whether the space fits your aircraft or operation? Call or text AGP at (310) 617-3516.

Happy Labor Day from all of us at AGP.Today, we recognize the people whose work keeps aviation moving, from the crews on...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from all of us at AGP.
Today, we recognize the people whose work keeps aviation moving, from the crews on the airfield and in the hangars to the engineers, operators, airport teams and countless others behind the scenes.

We’re proud to work alongside an industry built by people who show up and get the job done every day.

Wishing everyone a safe and well-earned Labor Day.

Built for airports.
Built for aviation.
Built to perform.

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