11 Facts About Mitsubishi SpaceJet

Mitsubishi SpaceJet is a regional jet developed by Japanese company Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries subsidiary.

Mitsubishi SpaceJet Aircraft Corporation is a partnership between majority owner Mitsubishi SpaceJet Heavy Industries and minority owner Toyota Motor Corporation with design assistance from Subaru Corporation, itself already an aerospace manufacturer.

Mitsubishi SpaceJet has hired foreign experts to help with relations with suppliers, ground tests, flight tests, and certification.

On 24 December, Mitsubishi SpaceJet announced a one-year delay for the first delivery of the MRJ, to mid-2018.

Mitsubishi SpaceJet originally planned to use five flight test aircraft and two ground test aircraft but one or two additional aircraft will be needed following this introduction of a two-year delay to mid-2020.

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Mitsubishi SpaceJet wants to dismiss the Bombardier allegations and should be heard in Seattle's US District Court on 11 January 2019.

On 24 June 2019, Bombardier and Mitsubishi SpaceJet announced that Mitsubishi SpaceJet would purchase the CRJ Programme from Bombardier for US$550 million and assume US$200 million in liabilities.

In May 2020, Mitsubishi halved the budget of the SpaceJet program for the year ending 31 March 2021.

In October 2020, Mitsubishi announced a further budget reduction and a "temporary pause" to most SpaceJet activities other than type certification documentation while it assesses a "possible program restart".

Mitsubishi SpaceJet announced in June 2013 that it would establish a quality control facility in Illinois for the sourcing of MRJ components from the United States.

On 19 June 2019, Mitsubishi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an unnamed American customer for 15 of the new 76-seat SpaceJet M100 variant, to be delivered from 2024.