Mitsubishi Space Jet

Mitsubishi heavy industries mhi surprising retreat from its spacejet regional airliner program is the best news in months for beleaguered embraer.

Mitsubishi space jet. Mitsubishi claim its plane will be the tallest and widest regional jet in its class and will hold the largest overhead bins. Mitsubishi has spent more than 5 49 billion developing its spacejet regional jet a program that was first launched in 2008 amid much fanfare. Mitsubishi heavy industries said it was halving the annual development budget for japan s first regional jet in half a century the m90 spacejet as the coronavirus pandemic squeezes profits.

With orders totaling 213 firm and 194 options many of which were placed as long ago as 2008 you d think we d be seeing this aircraft pulling up at regional stands all over the world by now. May 25 2020 leeham news. This takes pressure off the brazilian manufacturer and gives it time to regroup after boeing jilted it at the alter by walking away from a proposed joint venture.

Mitsubishi has announced yet another delay to the spacejet. The mitsubishi spacejet has been a long time coming. Japanese industrial giant mitsubishi heavy industries the parent of mitsubishi aircraft corporation has today confirmed media reports that suggested that the delivery of its first spacejet m90 will not take place until after march 2021.

But it has yet to be delivered to its launch customers. The spacejet family includes the spacejet m90 and the spacejet m100. The reworked mrj70 will be called the space jet m100 its type certificate is expected in 2022 and mitsubishi considers u s.

Program cost is expected to reach 800 billion by the 2020 debut of the spacejet m90. In november 2015 the spacejet performed its first flight. The jet is closely watched in japan and even has its.

Mitsubishi which has been a boeing supplier for years has pumped 5 49 billion into the new jet over the past 12 years formerly called the mrj until it was rebranded the spacejet last summer. The mitsubishi spacejet is produced by mitsubishi aircraft corporation as a twin engine regional jet airliner capable of transporting seventy to ninety passengers in flight.