Upgrade: Cessna's David Brant Climbs The Corporate Ladder | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-06.23.25

Airborne-NextGen-06.24.25

AirborneUnlimited-06.25.25

Airborne-AffordableFlyers-06.26.25

AirborneUnlimited-06.27.25

Fri, Jan 30, 2004

Upgrade: Cessna's David Brant Climbs The Corporate Ladder

New Senior VP Of Product Engineering

On Wednesday, Cessna Aircraft Company announced David Brant as Senior Vice President, Product Engineering.

Reporting to Cessna's President and CEO Jack J. Pelton, Brant's
responsibilities will include new aircraft creation, development, design, interiors, flight test and certification, as well as product improvements for all aircraft in production and in service. 

Brant will serve as a member of Cessna's Senior Leadership Team.

"Dave brings a diverse aviation perspective to the table. He is a proven leader with a strong history in product management and development.  I'm confident he'll continue Cessna's tradition of introducing and certifying new innovative products that meet our customers' needs," said Cessna's President and CEO Jack J. Pelton.

Brant originally joined Cessna in 1974 and served in various engineering capacities until 1980. He re-joined the Cessna team in 2001 as Director of Airworthiness, Engineering Flight Test and Product Safety.  Prior to that time, Brant served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Strategic Planning at Galaxy Aerospace.  He has also held positions at Learjet and Piper Aircraft.

Brant holds an ATP and multi-engine license. He is type rated in the Citation 500/525S and has over 2,700 hours.  He has a B.S. in Aeronautical Technology from Arizona State University, and a M.S. in Management from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.

FMI:  www.cessna.com

Advertisement

More News

NTSB Final Report: Rutan Long-EZ

He Attempted To Restart The Engine Three Times. On The Third Restart Attempt, He Noticed That Flames Were Coming Out From The Right Wing Near The Fuel Cap Analysis: The pilot repor>[...]

ANN FAQ: Turn On Post Notifications

Make Sure You NEVER Miss A New Story From Aero-News Network Do you ever feel like you never see posts from a certain person or page on Facebook or Instagram? Here’s how you c>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: ICAS Perspectives - Advice for New Air Show Performers

From 2009 (YouTube Edition): Leading Air Show Performers Give Their Best Advice for Newcomers On December 6th through December 9th, the Paris Las Vegas Hotel hosted over 1,500 air >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.28.25)

Aero Linx: NASA ASRS ASRS captures confidential reports, analyzes the resulting aviation safety data, and disseminates vital information to the aviation community. The ASRS is an i>[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.28.25)

“For our inaugural Pylon Racing Seminar in Roswell, we were thrilled to certify 60 pilots across our six closed-course pylon race classes. Not only did this year’s PRS >[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC