Mitsubishi Regional Jet takes on Boeing and Airbus

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), the first airliner built in Japan since the 1960s, began certification flights last month in Moses Lake, Washington. A long-time supplier of aircraft components to Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy is developing the MRJ to emerge from its customer's shadow. After spending at least US$2 billion over more than a decade, the manufacturer is looking to get its jet certified and start deliveries to launch partner ANA Holdings. Read more at: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/first-japan-built-jet-in-50-years-takes-on-boeing-and-airbus