After a distinguished 35-year career in technical and sales roles for Hartzell Propeller, Gary Chafin, Vice President of Global Sales and Product Support, has retired. Going forward he will serve Hartzell Propeller and all of the Hartzell Aviation companies, including Hartzell Engine Tech and Har...

New aircraft equipped with the latest props from Hartzell Propeller will be on static display when the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) convenes here Oct. 18-20. The broad presence reflects Hartzell’s deep investments in advanced aerodynamic propellers with cu...

Hartzell Propeller, the leading aircraft propeller manufacturer, has implemented an engineering leadership transition. Vice President of Engineering and Flight Safety Bruce Hanke is retiring in July, with his duties being assumed by 21-year veteran GE Aviation engineering leader Doug Washburn, wh...

Hartzell Propeller has appointed Arrow Aviation Pvt. Ltd. as a Service and Support Center in India. Arrow Aviation’s propeller overhauling workshop and its head office are located in Kolkata. It also has locations in Delhi, Mumbai and the UAE. Arrow Aviation provides product support servi...

When the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) begins here Oct. 12-14, Hartzell Propeller will be introducing a newly designed and built customer exhibit booth, featuring a number of the company’s signature high performance propellers. It will be staffed by Hartz...

Hartzell Propeller has purchased the assets of Tanis Aircraft Products, a leading manufacturer of engine preheat systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, with facilities in Minnesota.  The Tanis brand will become part of Hartzell Propeller’s heated products, which now includes systems for ...

Intercontinental Jet Service Corp (IJSC), Tulsa, has obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate for Hartzell Propeller’s scimitar four-blade aluminum prop installations on MU-2 twin-engine aircraft. Models covered include more than 260 MU-2B, -26A, -40, -36A, and -60 aircraft built by Mitsubishi. ...

Swiss aircraft registry records show that Pilatus Aircraft has been flying two experimental PC-12 turboprops with an upgraded engine and at least one with a new propeller system. The test flights suggest the aerospace manufacturer is working on an upgrade to the PC-12 featuring the higher-power ...

Hartzell Propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its two-blade aluminum Scimitar propellers for Cessna 180/182 aircraft. Offered through Hartzell's top prop performance conversion program, introductory pricing is $9,900 for the new swept aluminum two-blade 82-inch diamete...