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MRJ airplane gains flight approval

Nagoya, Japan - Confirmed that first flight is scheduled to take place during the week of November 9

Mitsubishi Aircraft and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today that Mitsubishi Aircraft has gained flight approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), their next-generation regional jet. Moving forward, high-speed taxiing tests and evaluations will be performed in preparation for the first flight of the first flight...

fra/pec - 1171310
Rome, Italy, 10/29/2015 15:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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