Algimantas Raščius
Director General

DATE OF BIRTH 2 July 1954
NATIONALITY Lithuanian
EDUCATION Higher
1979 Graduated from Kirovograd Aviation School (Ukraine), acquired the necessary qualifications for the job of an air traffic controller (ATCO)
1987 Graduated from Leningrad Civil Aviation Academy (Russia), acquired the necessary qualifications for the job of an engineer

IMPROVEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

1993 English, Anglo-Continental (Bournemouth, Great Britain)
1993 Air traffic control management, the Academy of Air Traffic Services (Malmö, Sweden)
1994 Air traffic control automation, the EUROCONTROL Institute of Air Navigation Services (Luxembourg)
1999 Project management, the Aviation College (Boilbrook, Great Britain)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1976 - 1984 The Civil Aviation Board, ATCO
1984 - 1991 The Civil Aviation Board, Vilnius Area Control Centre, Chief Supervisor
1991 - 1994 The State Air Traffic Control Service of the Republic of Lithuania,Vilnius Area Control Centre, Chief Supervisor
1994 - 1999 SE Directorate of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Lithuania,Head of Vilnius Area Control Centre
1996 - 1999 Director Deputy of Antanas Gustaitis Aviation Institute at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU)
1999 - 2000 Director of the Air Navigation Services Department of the SE Directorate of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Lithuania
2000 - 2001 Acting Director General of the SE Directorate of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Lithuania
From 2001 Director General of the SE “Oro navigacija”
   
OTHER ACTIVITIES Member of VGTU Pal Club
  Member of the Third Vilnius Business Managers’ Club
 
AWARDS Letter of thanks from the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania (2002)
  Letter of thanks from the Minister of Education of the Republic of Lithuania (2003)
  Letter of thanks and award from the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania (2004)
  Letter of thanks from the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania (2006)
  Darius and Girėnas Medal (2008)
  Title of Honorary Member of VGTU (2009)
  National Defence System Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service (2011)
   
FOREIGN LANGUAGES English, Russian, Polish
   
FAMILY STATUS Wife Gražina Raščienė,
  Son Dangis (b.1978)
   
HOBBIES Philosophical literature, science fiction, gardening design, martial arts
   
 


Update: 09-11-2011