Japan's First Passenger Jet Is Delayed by Another Year
- Delivery of Mitsubishi Regional Jet pushed back a fourth time
- Launch customer ANA had been expecting planes in mid-2017
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Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. will push back delivery of the first Japanese-made passenger jet by a year, the fourth time it has delayed bringing the Mitsubishi Regional Jet to market.
ANA Holdings Inc., the parent company of All Nippon Airways Co., had been expecting the plane in the second quarter of 2017, but the schedule has been pushed back "approximately one year," Mitsubishi Aircraft said in a statement Thursday. The company identified "several issues" that need addressing, the statement said, without specifying them.