The Mitsubishi SpaceJet news thread

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries denies reports that it will stop the development of the SpaceJet programme, as it is in the process of reviewing the programme schedule. An announcement will be made very soon.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to freeze development of its SpaceJet regional aircraft to focus on other businesses that will bolster profits. The decision will allow it to halve jobs in its commercial aviation business, helping generate cost savings of US$1.15 billion.

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Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to slash 95% of staff as work to develop the SpaceJet grinds to a halt.

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US lessor Aerolease Aviation has officially cancelled with Mitsubishi its SpaceJet order for 10 firm, 10 options signed in 2016. If development resumes, the lessor is open to re-contracting the order.

[Lyulka]

Sounds like the end for this (once) ambitious project.

[sn26567]

Sounds like the end for this (once) ambitious project.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to reassess a possible SpaceJet programme restart by March 2022, while also continuing with type certification documentation.

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Not really about the SpaceJet, which might never be built commercially, but it's about its manufacturer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is considering restarting production of the discontinued CRJ, beginning with CRJ550 configuration of the CRJ700 for Skywest.

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Mitsubishi Aircraft reaffirms its October 2020 decision to pause the development of the MRJ-200 for the next three years.

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Mitsubishi Aircraft has closed its last North American flight test base, at Moses Lake in late March 2022. One of the four SpaceJet aircraft, MSN 10003, was dismantled, while the other three are likely to return to Japan.

[MD-11forever]

Mitsubishi has eventually decided to terminate the Spacejet program:

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transp ... r-business

[Passenger]

msn 001 is scrapped:
https://twitter.com/jetcitystar/status/ ... 6298891264

[saratoga]

Its a pitty because it looked very promising.