Daily Memo: Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet Decision Ends Japanese Civil OEM Ambitions
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries confirmed the end of the SpaceJet program on Feb. 7.
Credit: Newscom/Alamy Live News
In 1962, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC) YS-11 took off for its first flight. The 60-seat Rolls-Royce Dart-powered turboprop was the first Japanese civil aircraft after World War II, and the hope was for it to be the first of many. A little over 50 years later, in 2015, what was...
Daily Memo: Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet Decision Ends Japanese Civil OEM Ambitions is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.
Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical analysis into emerging trends, technological advancements, operational best practices and continuous updates to policy, requirements and budgets.
Already a subscriber to AW&ST or AWIN? Log in with your existing email and password.