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Aircraft Services Group Building New Headquarters
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: New Jersey-based company will migrate to Florida
Word Count: 231
Aircraft Services Group (ASG) has broken ground on its new corporate headquarters hangar complex at Florida’s Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ). Founded in 1989, the family-run business provides a slate of aircraft operations: charter, management, maintenance, brokerage, and consulting. It operates a fleet of 26 aircraft, including heavy jets.
ASG subleases hangar space at Boston-area Hanscom Field (KBED), Teterboro (KTEB), New York’s Farmingdale (KFRG) and Westchester (KHPN) airports, Chicago Executive (KPWK), and at Florida’s Palm Beach (KPBI) and Miami–Opa Locka (KOPF) airports and has a temporary hangar in Sarasota, but this will be its first dedicated facility.
The $25 million project at KSRQ will be divided into two phases. First is a 30,000-sq-ft hangar capable of sheltering the latest ultra-long-range jets, along with a fuel farm and a terminal building with offices and a customer lounge. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Phase 2 will add another 30,000-sq-ft hangar. These will be for the private use of ASG’s clients, and the company will provide fuel, maintenance, and passenger handling.
“The groundbreaking ceremony marks an exciting new chapter for our company, and for the Sarasota-Bradenton region,” said company CEO Peter Cuomo. “Our new headquarters at [KSRQ] will increase our ability to offer world-class aviation services and will also create high-quality job opportunities in this thriving area.”