https://airinsight.com/mitsubishi-admits-it-underestimated-the-mrj-spacejet-program/
Mitsubishi admits it underestimated the MRJ/SpaceJet program
The Japanese industrial giant admits that it has underestimated the complexity of the type certification process for a commercial aircraft, but will apply lessons learned to future aviation and aerospace companies. Mitsubishi admits it underestimated the MRJ/SpaceJet program.
https://avgeekery.com/mitsubishi-spacejet-program-canceled/
Billions Down The Drain In Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet Cancellation
The company reportedly spent $7.6 billion on the public-private project over 15 years.
https://leehamnews.com/2023/02/09/the-long-slow-death-of-mitsubishis-spacejet/
The long, slow death of Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet
Feb. 9, 2023, © Leeham News:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s (MHI) announcement this week that it finally killed the SpaceJet program is hardly new. This was apparent as far back as January 2020 when all the Canadian and American leadership at Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp (MITAC) was unceremoniously booted out.
Acquiring the CRJ program
One major consideration as the Western executives worked to save the program identified was the need for a global support system for their regional jet. Creating one from scratch would be an immense task. Talent, locations, infrastructure and not the least time and money were obstacles. So MITAC proposed to MHI that Bombardier’s entire CRJ program and its global support system be acquired. The CRJ itself was already a dead duck. Outclassed by the E-Jet and ignored by Bombardier as its focus shifted to the mainline C Series jet, there was a backlog of perhaps two dozen CRJs. Bombardier already planned to end production. MHI agreed to buy the CRJ global support system for eventual transition to the SpaceJet. The remaining orders for the CRJ came with it. The purchase price was about US$550m, with a targeted closing date of June 1, 2020.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230316/p2a/00m/0op/019000c
Why was development of Japan-made passenger plane canceled?