ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi Shelving The M100 And What It Means
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) decision to shelve plans to develop the M100, gives a fillip to Embraer. The Brazilian aircraft-maker is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the only regional jet-maker in the 70-seat category and one with a 76-seat…
Japan’s MHI Completing Acquisition of CRJ Programme
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is completing its acquisition of Bombardier’s Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) programme on 1 June, with both sides agreeing that all transaction conditions have been met. The 1 June acquisition deal comprises “the maintenance, support, refurbishment, marketing,…
Mitsubishi Hopes To Ferry Flight its Latest M90 Aircraft Soon
Mitsubishi Aircraft is hoping it can do a ferry flight soon to the US for Flight Test Vehicle 10, of the SpaceJet M90, which is the first M90 aircraft produced in certifiable baseline configuration. The aircraft-maker’s spokeswoman, Hitomi Sato, says…
Regional Aircraft Makers Pause Production
Regional aircraft manufacturers are pausing assembly lines worldwide, citing the need to contain the virus spread on their premises as well as in response to the sudden downturn in the airline industry. Airlines around the world have been grounding aircraft,…
Analysis: Buying The CRJ Program Fails To Solve Mitsubishi’s Problem
Bombardier’s decision to exit the commercial aircraft business by selling the CRJ program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, leaves the regional jet market open now to three main players: Boeing-Embraer with the E-Jet E2, Airbus with the A220 and Mitsubishi with…
Best on the Web | February 2019
Our round-up of Asia-Pacific regional aviation news this month includes interesting stories on Mitsubishi Aircraft, Laos Airlines, Bacolod Airport in the Philippines, and Virgin Australia Mitsubishi Aircraft Countersues Bombardier Over MRJ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bombardier-lawsuit-mitsubishi/mitsubishi-aircraft-accuses-bombardier-of-trying-to-limit-competition-for-regional-jets-idUSKCN1PN02U Mitsubishi Aircraft has countersued Bombardier alleging that the…
