Mitsubishi Delays Delivery of
First Jet
Mitsubishi Heavy to push back
jetliner's delivery by about a year, until 2018
NAGOYA, Japan- Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Ltd. said Thursday that it would delay delivery of Japan's first
commercial jetliner by about a year, until 2018, in the latest of a series of
setbacks for the project.
The company said in a statement that it had identified "several issues" requiring further attention during test flights for the airliner, which began in November. The company didn't immediately elaborate on the nature of the problems.
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, a 70- to 90-seat aircraft that is expected to compete with jets from Embraer SA of Brazil and Bombardier Inc. of Canada, was previously expected to join the fleet of All Nippon Airways Co. in 2017.
When Mitsubishi Heavy began development in 2008, it envisioned the plane's entry into commercial service occurring as early as 2013.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy that is developing the jet, has more than 400 orders and options for the jet, mostly from U.S. and Japanese carriers.
The company said in a statement that it had identified "several issues" requiring further attention during test flights for the airliner, which began in November. The company didn't immediately elaborate on the nature of the problems.
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, a 70- to 90-seat aircraft that is expected to compete with jets from Embraer SA of Brazil and Bombardier Inc. of Canada, was previously expected to join the fleet of All Nippon Airways Co. in 2017.
When Mitsubishi Heavy began development in 2008, it envisioned the plane's entry into commercial service occurring as early as 2013.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy that is developing the jet, has more than 400 orders and options for the jet, mostly from U.S. and Japanese carriers.
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