Japan: Deliveries of Mitsubishi's SpaceJet face fresh delay-Nikkei

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp is seeking to postpone deliveries of its SpaceJet regional airplane as it battles delays in securing regulatory certification, with one option being a 6-month delay from a mid-2020 target date. Such a delay would be the sixth for the programme, which aims to revive Japan's dormant commercial aviation industry. A new first-delivery date could be set next month, Nikkei said Saturday, without citing a source. The plane, this year renamed the SpaceJet instead of the Mitsubishi regional jet, was originally due to enter service in 2013. Mitsubishi Heavy told the stock exchange Monday that the planemaker was putting its "utmost effort" into completing certification and was sharing information about the schedule with all relevant parties. It did not provide an update on the delivery schedule for the plane. <br/>