Further reduction of "Mitsubishi SpaceJet" development cost Delivery uncertain situation October 23, 4:53
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has decided to further reduce development costs for the first domestically produced passenger jet "Mitsubishi SpaceJet."
The outlook for the delivery of the first unit, which is set to be "after 2021," is becoming more uncertain.
According to people familiar with the matter, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the parent company of Mitsubishi Aircraft, which is developing space jets, has decided to further reduce development costs from next year onwards.
The development system has already been significantly reduced by reducing the development cost this year to about half of the conventional one, but the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus infection is prolonged and the recovery of aircraft demand cannot be expected, and flight tests in the United States Has been forced to suspend.
For this reason, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will continue to work toward obtaining a "type certificate" that certifies the safety of the aircraft, but plans to further reduce development costs from next year onward, in line with the medium- to long-term management plan announced next week. I'm going to clarify.
As a result, the outlook for the delivery of the first unit, which is said to be "after 2021," has become even more uncertain.
Space Jet is the first domestically produced passenger jet aircraft, and although there have been great expectations as a project to foster the Japanese aircraft industry, it has become a difficult situation during development.