Justin Castagna has more nearly 15 years of airport and aviation development and management experience at various commercial and general aviation airports throughout California and beyond. Starting as a line service technician for Signature Flight Support, he then worked as an Airport Operations Officer at four different airports before landing at Aeroplex.
Justin is the Director of Operations and Project Management for Aeroplex Group Partners and has been responsible for managing capital projects ranging from small tenant improvement projects, to large underground water pipe ruptures, the buildout of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, maintenance and ground service facilities, taxiway throat entrances consistent with FAA advisory circular requirements, and the full-scale development of more than 20 acres of multi-million dollar commercial hangar, office, and aircraft apron facilities. He leads airport consulting projects including airport master planning, leasing policy reviews, minimum standards and rules and regulations updates, and rates/fees analysis. He also oversees the management of day-to-day operations at five of Southern California’s premier aviation facilities at the Long Beach, Van Nuys, and Santa Monica Airports, with over 250 based tenants. Castagna manages multifacted entitlement projects from inception through financial modeling and pro-formas, design, entitlements, permitting, construction, budget management, leasing, and property management.
A private pilot himself, Justin builds cooperative working relationships by interfacing with tenants, governmental agencies, airport and municipality officials, contractors, vendors, and community stakeholders. He is a Certified Member of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and has served on the Board of Directors of the Association of California Airports (ACA) for more than 5 years, having been recently appointed to be Vice President of the Board. With a combination of both public and private sector experience, he brings diverse and essential expertise to Aeroplex Group Partners, its clients, and the entirety of the industry.