First supply had been anticipated in mid-2020
First supply had been anticipated in mid-2020
Would symbolize sixth delay for regional jet programme
ANA is ready to obtain the primary airplane
Provides assertion to inventory trade, analyst remark
Oct 22 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Plane Corp is searching for to postpone deliveries of its SpaceJet regional airplane because it battles delays in securing regulatory certification, with one choice being a six-month delay from a mid-2020 goal date, the Nikkei newspaper mentioned.
Such a delay can be the sixth for the programme, which aimed to revive Japan’s dormant industrial aviation trade.
A brand new first supply goal date may very well be set subsequent month, the paper mentioned on Saturday, with out citing a supply. The airplane, this yr renamed the SpaceJet as an alternative of the Mitsubishi regional jet, was initially resulting from enter service in 2013.
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