Mitsubishi MRJ


Aggiornamento sullo stato dello sviluppo e roll out dell'MRJ:
http://www.mrj-japan.com/press_releases/news_150410.html

MRJ Development Status
And Progress of Preparations towards Full-fledged Manufacture

Nagoya, April 10, 2015 –
Today Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation jointly released their latest status report concerning progress in developing the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), their next-generation regional jet. Simultaneously they also reported on the current state of preparations for expanding production bases towards inauguration of the new aircraft’s manufacture. Details are outlined below. Going forward, progress will be periodically disclosed.

1. Start of business operations under a new structure
Effective April 1 MHI and Mitsubishi Aircraft launched a new management structure to facilitate transition of the MRJ project from the development stage to the manufacturing phase, and under the new framework initiatives are moving forward towards more unified operations. Prior to inauguration of the new structure, in January Mitsubishi Aircraft relocated its complete Head Office functions to the Nagoya Airport Terminal Building (Toyoyama-cho, Aichi Prefecture) next to where the MRJ’s final assembly, ground testing and flight test are performed. Relocation to this site has resulted in a highly efficient business operating structure.

2. Progress status of aircraft development
Presently static strength testing and manufacture of the second and subsequent flight test aircraft are all proceeding smoothly. In order to fully incorporate the verification results of the various ground tests and related feedback into the first flight test aircraft, the timing of the first flight has been reviewed and is now scheduled for September or October of this year. Going forward, MHI and Mitsubishi Aircraft will implement intensive flight test after the first flight and accelerate manufacture of the aircraft towards first delivery, as scheduled, during the second quarter of 2017. Along with all other procedures, we will seamlessly proceed with the preparation of a high-level customer support system.

3. Progress of base expansion scheme in preparation for volume manufacturing
The comprehensive production base expansion scheme that was announced by MHI in February 2014 has been finalized as detailed below, aiming at full utilization of MHI’s production facilities for manufacture of the MRJ.

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[TD="width: 533"]The new plant being constructed on a site previously owned by Aichi Prefecture adjacent to Nagoya Airport will perform final assembly, outfitting and painting to bring the new airplane to completion.[/TD]
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[TD]MHI’s Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works will integrally produce parts for wings, which will be brought to the Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works’ Tobishima Plant (Ama District, Aichi Prefecture) for fabrication on dedicated assembly lines being newly constructed.[/TD]
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[TD]In tandem with these initiatives, a production collaboration association to produce aircraft parts will be established, and a cluster is in the process of being formed at the Matsusaka Plant in Mie Prefecture, to undertake integrated production of parts for commercial aircraft in a collaborative manner.[/TD]
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[TD]Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines, Ltd. in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, a group company of MHI, will perform final assembly of the MRJ’s engines.[/TD]
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[TD]To control and manage the physical distribution of the vast number of items involved, a real-time network linking all production facilities in Japan and worldwide suppliers will be established.[/TD]
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The MRJ is a family of 70- to 90-seat next-generation regional jets under development by Mitsubishi Aircraft. The MRJ will offer substantially higher fuel efficiency combined with reductions in noise and emissions, and also provide spacious cabin comfort on a level unprecedented in regional jets to date. Orders have already been received for 407 units of the MRJ (223 firm), and the MRJ’s rollout ceremony was held last October.

Going forward, MHI and Mitsubishi Aircraft will continue devoting their collective resources towards the successful completion of the MRJ project as a significant contribution to the development of the aviation industry.
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Mitsubishi to establish Seattle MRJ engineering center

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. plans to establish an engineering center in Seattle to supportMitsubishi Regional Jet(MRJ) flight testing in the US.
By the 2016 second quarter, four of the five flight test MRJs are expected to be flying in the US. MRJ flight testing in the US will be based at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington.
Speaking Tuesday at the Regional Airline Association (RAA) convention in Cleveland, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. VP and GM-sales and marketing Yugo Fukuhara said the Seattle center, to be established later this year, will employee 150 engineers, 50 of whom will be dispatched from Japan. The other 100 engineers will be “local experts” hired from the US, Fukuhara said.
First flight of the MRJ, originally planned for 2012, is now slated for September or October of this year. Four of the five MRJ flight test aircraft will move to the US after initial flight tests in Japan. In addition to the Moses Lake base, Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport in Colorado will be used for high altitude flight tests and Roswell International Air Center in New Mexico will be used for special runway tests.
atwonline
 
sembra molto un embraer... :)

comunque è bello, e poi se non ci allungano la pista a FLR almeno avremo qualcosa di nuovo da vedere.... sempre che qualche europea se lo compri...

sicuramente vedremo il SSJ visto che lo ha preso CityJet...
 
Ed infine il primo volo

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Japan's first passenger jet just got a $2 billion bailout

Hong Kong (CNN Business)The company leading Japan's attempt to enter the commercial jet market is getting a rescue package worth nearly $2 billion.

Engineering giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHVYF) said Wednesday that it's pumping 170 billion yen ($1.5 billion) into Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and also writing off 50 billion yen ($440 million) of loans.

It's the latest stumble for the company that's building the 92-seater Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). It was meant to deliver its first plane five years ago but still hasn't done so.
Bailing out Mitsubishi Aircraft provides the funds needed to keep developing the passenger jet, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said. As a result of the rescue, its stake in the aircraft company will increase from 64% to almost 87%.

Mitsubishi Aircraft aims to eventually compete with Canada's Bombardier (BDRAF) and Brazil's Embraer (ERJ), which dominate the market for passenger jets with fewer than 100 seats. Among the carriers that have signed up to buy the MRJ are regional US airlines operated by Delta (DAL), American (AAL) and United (UAL).
The project has suffered repeated delays. Last year, Mitsubishi said it doesn't expect to deliver the first jet until 2020, two years later than previously scheduled. The initial customer for the plane, Japan's All Nippon Airways (ALNPY), will receive its first delivery seven years later than originally planned.
Greg Waldron, Asia Managing Editor at aviation industry site Flight Global, said the MRJ was hit by a number of design issues, such as complying with aircraft weight restrictions in the United States.

The delays appear to have taken their toll on the project's finances. At the end of March, Mitsubishi Aircraft's liabilities exceeded its assets by 110 billion yen ($970 million). Its other prominent shareholders include Toyota (TM) and Japanese conglomerates Sumitomo (SSUMF) and Mitsui (MITSY), according to its website.
"Breaking into airliner manufacturing is probably the most challenging thing a company or country can do," Waldron said. "Given the amount invested in the program, it makes sense for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to stick with it."

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/31/business/mitsubishi-heavy-industries-jet/index.html
 
AZ209 ha detto:
Japan's first passenger jet just got a $2 billion bailout

Hong Kong (CNN Business)The company leading Japan's attempt to enter the commercial jet market is getting a rescue package worth nearly $2 billion.

Engineering giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHVYF) said Wednesday that it's pumping 170 billion yen ($1.5 billion) into Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and also writing off 50 billion yen ($440 million) of loans.

It's the latest stumble for the company that's building the 92-seater Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). It was meant to deliver its first plane five years ago but still hasn't done so.
Bailing out Mitsubishi Aircraft provides the funds needed to keep developing the passenger jet, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said. As a result of the rescue, its stake in the aircraft company will increase from 64% to almost 87%.

Mitsubishi Aircraft aims to eventually compete with Canada's Bombardier (BDRAF) and Brazil's Embraer (ERJ), which dominate the market for passenger jets with fewer than 100 seats. Among the carriers that have signed up to buy the MRJ are regional US airlines operated by Delta (DAL), American (AAL) and United (UAL).
The project has suffered repeated delays. Last year, Mitsubishi said it doesn't expect to deliver the first jet until 2020, two years later than previously scheduled. The initial customer for the plane, Japan's All Nippon Airways (ALNPY), will receive its first delivery seven years later than originally planned.
Greg Waldron, Asia Managing Editor at aviation industry site Flight Global, said the MRJ was hit by a number of design issues, such as complying with aircraft weight restrictions in the United States.

The delays appear to have taken their toll on the project's finances. At the end of March, Mitsubishi Aircraft's liabilities exceeded its assets by 110 billion yen ($970 million). Its other prominent shareholders include Toyota (TM) and Japanese conglomerates Sumitomo (SSUMF) and Mitsui (MITSY), according to its website.
"Breaking into airliner manufacturing is probably the most challenging thing a company or country can do," Waldron said. "Given the amount invested in the program, it makes sense for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to stick with it."

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/31/business/mitsubishi-heavy-industries-jet/index.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBjMgDeCyw4
 
Speriamo che non ci siano ulteriori ritardi.... potrebbe essere deleterio per il programma già problematico.
Mi piacerebbe vederlo volare in livrea ANA
 
Storie di spionaggio industriale

Bombardier refiles MRJ trade secret lawsuit

Bombardier has dragged Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America (MACA) back to federal court, refiling a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets related to CSeries certification and Global 7000 systems.
The Montreal-based airframer has argued the Mitsubishi Regional Jet programme benefitted from those secrets.
“Bombardier submitted an amended complaint which clarifies the relationship between the defendants and provides additional information on the harm that Bombardier suffered as a result of [Mitsubishi Aircraft’s] unlawful actions,” says Bombardier in a statement to FlightGlobal.
“Bombardier will continue to enforce its rights and ensure that all wrongdoers are held accountable,” it adds.
The refiled suit says the loss of staffers to the MRJ programme delayed certification of both the Global 7000, which Bombardier has since renamed the 7500, and the CSeries, which became the A220 after Bombardier sold majority programme ownership to Airbus in 2018.
“As a result of the actions of defendants…Bombardier’s certification efforts for these aircraft were delayed by several months,” says the suit.
Some 92 former Bombardier staff currently work on the MRJ programme, the manufacturer says in the suit.
Mitsubishi Aircraft did not immediately respond to requests for comment but has previously said it denies wrongdoing and that a lawsuit will not affect MRJ certification.
The case originated in October 2018 when Bombardier sued MACA, its Japan parent Mitsubishi Aircraft, US-based flight-testing company AeroTec and several former Bombardier employees.
Bombardier alleged the former staffers stole trade secrets when leaving Bombardier to take jobs working on the MRJ programme, violating federal and Washington State trade secret laws.
Earlier in April a federal judge tossed Bombardier’s claims against MACA, saying Bombardier failed to prove MACA knew about those secrets.
The judge left in place counts against Mitsubishi Aircraft and gave Bombardier 15 days to refile, which Bombardier did in late April.
The refiled suit argues MACA knew about the trade secrets and that Mitsubishi Aircraft used its corporate structure to shield affiliate MACA from liability. The companies are essentially one and the same, Bombardier alleges.
“[MACA] employees recruited from Bombardier would know or have reason to know and recognise any Bombardier trade secret information being incorporated into MRJ certification,” says the refiled suit.
“The facts of this case plainly show an unlawful misappropriation by [Mitsubishi Aircraft] and the other named defendants of Bombardier trade secrets to advance the certification of the MRJ aircraft”, says Bombardier’s statement to FlightGlobal.
The former Bombardier employees allegedly stole CSeries certification reports related to airspeed indicating and static pressure systems, air temperature indicators and flight-testing data, Bombardier says.
Employees also stole Global 7000 and 8000 secrets related to skew detection systems, Bombardier alleges.
"Mitsubishi Aircraft maintains its position that Bombardier’s allegations are without merit," the airframer tells FlightGlobal. "Mitsubishi Aircraft is confident that it will ultimately prevail in defending itself from Bombardier’s unwarranted allegations, and that Bombardier’s actions will not adversely impact the development and entry into service of the MRJ or the success of the MRJ program." FG
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