Castle Aviation, a charter air business based in Akron, OH, provides clients with a variety of aviation services including private charters, aircraft maintenance and cargo operations. Michael Grossmann, Castle Aviation’s president and owner, formed the company in 1986...

Castle Aviation to remodel former 356th Fighter Group/Whiskey Ranch building in Green.

Green plans are in the works to replace the former 356th Fighter Group restaurant with a new facility for Castle Aviation.

The air freight and charter service wants to consolidate its...

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Kurt Santini II is a special forces U.S. Army Ranger veteran.

“It was every part of who I was,” Santini said.

About 18 years ago he and his fell...

The Company
Castle Aviation is a 25-year-old charter air business that transports both packages and passengers, primarily business travelers. The Akron-based courier service operates eight aircraft and employs 19 people.

The Mistake
I’ve always wanted to build a charter...

“I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was a little kid, but for a long time it didn’t seem possible,” Mike Grossmann, president of Castle Aviation, told AIN. Born in Germany and raised in Buffalo, N.Y., Grossmann and his family moved to Youngstown, Ohio when he was 14. “N...