Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAC) didn’t wait until its scheduled Paris Air Show press conference on June 17 to unveil the re-badged SpaceJet, instead already giving away major details a few days earlier. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is dead, long live the...
Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi is doing a “re-do” on the MRJ70. The focus on the US market, with its scope clause restrictions. That it took the company this long to get here is remarkable. But then again the program is so late. First deliveries were...
Embraer provided a briefing on the E190-E2 prior to a demonstration flight for media at the 2018 Farnborough Air Show. Rodrigo de Sousa provided a strong briefing on the aircraft, citing new fuel burn numbers and how the aircraft beat projected numbers in several...
Embraer and Mitsubishi face uncertainty in the US market, as their new aircraft, the E175-E2 and MRJ-90 do not meet the current scope clause requirements in the major airline pilot union contracts. These contracts are up for re-negotiation in 2019 to take effect from...
Embraer, which was quiet on Day 1 at Paris, announced 48 commitments for aircraft today, including 2 new customers for the E2 family. The Embraer orders include Fuji Dream Airlines for 3 E175s, Japan Air Lines for 1 E190, Belavia for 1 E175 and 1 E195, KLM Citthopper...
