Japan's Passenger Jet Takes to the Skies for First Flight
- MRJ is first Japan-made passenger plane since YS-11 in 1962
- Jet competes with Canada's Bombardier and Brazil's Embraer
Japan's New Airliner Takes to the Skies for Maiden Flight
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The first passenger plane developed in Japan in more than half a century made its debut flight Wednesday, a key step toward the country’s goal of competing globally as an aircraft manufacturer.
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, which can seat as many as 92 people, took off at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday with two pilots. A round of applause rang out when the plane landed back in Nagoya at 11:02 a.m. after a flight that took it over Japan’s Pacific coast.