Air Transport SpaceJet regional plane program has debt of almost US$4 billion The SpaceJet (formerly MRJ) regional jet program is still causing damage to the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) group.… Ricardo MeierJuly 4, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Mitsubishi not excited about new commercial plane proposed by the Japanese government The Japanese government’s ambitious plan to launch a new commercial aircraft capable of competing for orders with Airbus… Ricardo MeierJune 27, 2024 Read More
Air Transport SpaceJet launch customer All Nippon Airways terminates agreement to acquire 15 aircraft Ended on February 7, Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet program of regional jets officially lost its launch customer, All Nippon Airways… Ricardo MeierApril 25, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Mitsubishi closes agreement for heavy maintenance of Embraer aircraft in the US After having the SpaceJet regional jet program canceled, the Mitsubishi group has been investing in new areas of… Thiago VinholesApril 19, 2023 Read More
Defense UK and Japan set to lead 6th generation fighter program – report The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) project, which aims to develop a 6th generation fighter, is expected to… Ricardo MeierMarch 15, 2023 Read More
Air Transport SpaceJet M90 aircraft is chopped into pieces in the US Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet regional jet program promised to be a tough rival for Embraer’s E2 family. With a modern… Ricardo MeierMarch 9, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Mitsubishi denies having decided to end SpaceJet program Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) released a statement denying that it had finally decided to end the SpaceJet program… Thiago VinholesFebruary 6, 2023 Read More
Defense Japan and UK may merge sixth-gen fighter programs An unexpected military partnership between Japan and the UK could be formalized soon, according to Reuters. The two… Ricardo MeierJuly 15, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Mitsubishi may resume production of CRJ regional jets – report Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is studying reactivating the assembly line for CRJ regional jets, Leeham News told on Tuesday.… Ricardo MeierJuly 6, 2021 Read More
Technology Japan focuses efforts to enable supersonic passenger jet project Even after disappointment with the expensive and troubled SpaceJet regional jet program, Japan’s government doesn’t seem willing to… Ricardo MeierJune 18, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Bombardier reportedly completed assembly of the last CRJ jet A history of great success in commercial aviation is close to ending in the next few days. After… Ricardo MeierDecember 24, 2020 Read More
Air Transport CRJ regional jet program enters the final stretch On September 7, the Swiss company RUAG posted on its social network that it was delivering the last… Ricardo MeierSeptember 13, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Mitsubishi completes acquisition of Bombardier’s CRJ program Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) group on Monday confirmed the purchase of Bombardier’s CRJ regional jet program for $550… ADNJune 2, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Mitsubishi to take over Bombardier’s CRJ program in June Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Bombardier announced on Thursday that all conditions for the acquisition of the CRJ program… Ricardo MeierMay 7, 2020 Read More
Paris Air Show Air Transport Airbus finished the Paris Air Show ahead of Boeing In absolute numbers, Airbus undertook a huge defeat to Boeing during the Paris Air Show’s trading days. However,… Ricardo MeierJune 24, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Paris Air Show Mitsubishi renames MRJ aircraft to SpaceJet Mitsubishi Aircraft confirmed on Thursday the name change of its MRJ regional jet program. From now on the… Ricardo MeierJune 13, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Mitsubishi makes effort to certify MRJ aircraft It has been 11 years since Mitsubishi Aircraft decided to launch the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) regional jet… Ricardo MeierApril 22, 2019 Read More