Mitsubishi Aircraft has 'hundreds' of airline commitments for SpaceJet M100, exec says
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has unannounced commitments from customers to buy hundreds of its SpaceJet M100 regional jets, but its first focus is on certifying its larger introductory model, the M90, a senior executive said on Tuesday. The company's biggest shareholder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, last ...
Mitsubishi Aircraft again delays passenger jet delivery, this time until next year — or later
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. plans to push back the first delivery of its small passenger jet to next year or later in its sixth schedule delay, a source familiar with the matter has said. The Mitsubishi SpaceJet, previously Mitsubishi Regional Jet, was scheduled to be delivered ...
U.S. airline cancels Mitsubishi's contract to supply up to 100 jets
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. announced Thursday that its contract to provide up to 100 units of Japan's first homegrown small passenger jet to Trans States Holdings Inc., a United States operator of three regional carriers, had been canceled. The manufacturer said its SpaceJet M90, which can ...
Mitsubishi and Mesa to explore potential 100-plane SpaceJet deal
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. saw a boost this week to sales of its long-delayed SpaceJet regional aircraft, as Mesa Air Group Inc. signed a pact to negotiate a potential 100-plane deal. The memorandum of understanding, signed Thursday, calls for Mitsubishi and Mesa to discuss terms for ...
Mitsubishi displays SpaceJet, formerly known as the MRJ, at Paris Air Show
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is displaying its SpaceJet at the biennial International Paris Air Show, which opened Monday, marking the first public exhibit of the plane since it was renamed from the Mitsubishi Regional Jet last Thursday. The aircraft is among the exhibits from some ...
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. will change the name of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet to Space Jet, it was learned Wednesday. By renaming the first Japanese-developed small passenger jet, the unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. hopes to shed the poor image of the MRJ created by ...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Shunichi Miyanaga said Friday its airplane subsidiary was facing its first cancellation for the delay-plagued Mitsubishi Regional Jet. "We expect to lose a contract" from Eastern Air Lines because the U.S. carrier has been sold, he said in an interview. The ...
Mitsubishi Aircraft targets Paris Air Show to debut regional jet
Mitsubishi Aircraft is looking to display its new regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June as it seeks more overseas orders for Japan's first passenger jet after delaying the plane's debut five times. The company is working out details on how it can ...
MRJ likely to see fifth delivery delay amid grueling U.S. tests
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet is facing yet another delay and is unlikely to meet its mid-2018 delivery date target, the president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said in a recent interview. "We are not yet in a situation where we can achieve" the delivery date, ...
Mitsubishi's second test jet arrives in U.S. for flight trials
A second Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. passenger jet arrived in the United States on Friday to conduct required flight tests in order to get a safety certification in Japan, the company said Saturday. The subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to send two more Mitsubishi ...
MRJ back in hangar after test flights to U.S. thwarted by air conditioner
After two aborted test flights in as many days tied to a problematic air-conditioning system, Japan's first locally built passenger jet was back for checks and fixes amid delays to a program aimed at challenging the dominance of Brazil's Embraer SA and Canada's Bombardier ...
Mitsubishi Regional Jet leaves for test flights in U.S. but soon returns due to defect
A new Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. passenger jet that left for test flights in the United States was forced to return due to problems with the air-conditioning system.
