A legendary name in aviation returned to the skies for the first time in decades on Wednesday when the new Mitsubishi regional jet made a successful test flight.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation’s MRJ90, took off from Nagoya airport. Its safe landing 90 minutes later launched an ambitious plan to take on Embraer and Bombardier in the market for small passenger jets.
The launch marks the realisation of a longstanding national dream as Mitsubishi, manufacturer of the Zero fighter during the second world war, tries to return Japan to an aviation market it was largely forced to abandon after the war.
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