JAL Said to Plan Order for 32 Mitsubishi Regional Jets

Japan Airlines Co., the country’s second-largest airline, agreed to buy 32 planes from Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to make its fleet more fuel-efficient.

JAL plans to begin using the regional jets in 2021 on domestic routes, the carrier and Mitsubishi Aircraft said today in a statement. The airline, which sold shares to the public in 2012 after emerging from bankruptcy, also agreed to buy 27 planes from San Jose dos Campos, Brazil-based Embraer SA.