Central Command Center, Secret Service
Gruber Aviation, Inc. provides transient and based aircraft hangar space for visitors and residents of the Golden Isles of Georgia and office space for aviation related companies. The executive hangar is located on St. Simons Island at the south end of McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport.
The facility was built in 2003 in accordance with Gulfstream specifications and was the central command center for the Secret Service during for the G8 Summit in June 2004.
Renn Gruber
President of Gruber Aviation, Managing Member
of St. Simons Executive, LLC & Island Ten, LLC
Renn began his flying career in 1970 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was certified in Newport News, Virginia. Renn lived in Texas, Ohio Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida before making his home in St. Simons Island, Georgia. He attended Davidson College in North Carolina, graduating with a Bachelor Arts Degree in Business. Renn was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Corp of Engineers and served in Vietnam. After an honorable discharge, Renn became a Terminal and Relay Manager of Roadway Express for the next six years. In 1975, he became President of Airway Express specializing in air charter and air taxi. He joined Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in 1978 as a Financial Adviser and retired as Senior Vice President after 28 years. In 2003, he formed Gruber Aviation Inc. As President of Gruber Aviation, he leased the hangar to the Secret Service as command center during the G8 Conference in 2004. In addition to Gruber Aviation Inc., Renn began St. Simons Executive LLC and Island Ten LLC in 2007 to provide private flight service to exclusive members. He is also a certified pilot with a multi-engine rating with over 2,000 of flight time.
Gruber Aviation, Inc.
70 Gruber Lane, Suite #120
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
(912) 634-2600 Office
(912) 634-2612 Fax
renn@gruberaviation.com
