Capt. Ing. Gerhard GRUBER is a graduate of the technical high-school for precision mechanic in Mödling 1973.
His
careers
run
parallel
on
the
ground
at
Vienna
International
Airport
and
in
the
air
resulting
in
outstanding
aviation
knowledge.
He
joined
Vienna
International
Airport
in
1974,
from
1989
to
2016
he
was
the
Manager
Airport
Operations
and
Rescue
Operations and is now Head of EASA Safety- and Compliance Management.
Gerhard
Gruber
is
well
trained
(by
IATA)
and
experienced
in
crisis
management
and
dealing
with
media
in
crisis
situations
(trained by national TV-company ORF).
He
is
a
member
of
the
ACI
WORLD
Safety
&
Technical
Standing
Committee
and
is
the
former
chairman
of
the
ACI
EUROPE
Technical and Operational Safety Committee.
Capt.
Gruber
is
an
aviator
extraordinaire
with
more
than
50
years
of
experience
in
aviation
and
around
10.000
flying
hours
acquired mainly in business jets on worldwide operation.
Mr.
Gruber
started
his
flying
career
in
1970
and
is
an
active
EASA
and
FAA
airline
transport
pilot,
licensed
flight
dispatcher,
FCL-TRI/TRE/FIE
and
Senior
Examiner.
He
is
also
acting
as
aircraft
accident
investigator
for
the
Austrian
Ministry
of
Transport and as certified court surveyour.
He
is
flight
instructor
since
1976
and
joined
commercial
aviation
in
1984,
holding
various
positions
as
Chief
Pilot,
Manager
Flight Operations and Flight Safety Manager.
Mr.
Gruber
is
flying
for
several
air
taxi
operators
and
was
also
a
pilot
for
Lauda-Air
Executive,
which
was
the
contractor
for
the Austrian government.
He
is
a
member
of
the
European
Advisory
Committee
of
Flight
Safety
Foundation
and
a
well
known
speaker
on
international aviation seminars.
Capt. Ing. Gerhard GRUBER
Managing Director and Head of Training
