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discontinued
Mitsubishi for regional jet development, which was already paused
Mitsubishi SpaceJet
Image: MHI
Rafael Ramos
2/7/2023
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced the stop that the project of its regional jet, which never came to be commercially produced, had its development canceled, as expected.
Today's morning announcement puts an end to the project for a jet similar to the regional aircraft offered by Embraer. The SpaceJet concept was unveiled in 2007.
MHI points out that the discontinuation of the project will not have an impact on the company's financial results, adding that the legacy of the project will be felt throughout Japanese commercial aviation through all the experience and knowledge acquired during the program, such as "the certification process highly complex for commercial aircraft”.
MHI explains that it stopped the project due to failures at a technological level, as well as decarbonization solutions. MHI also cites the fact that the aircraft does not meet the requirements of the North American regional market. In this way, the development would require more funding, making it economically unfeasible.
"Large amounts of time and money were spent on this project." “Due to the pandemic and subsequent pilot shortage, the future of the regional travel industry remains opaque,” ""said CEO Seiji Izumisawa,
Mitsubishi MRJ
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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