ANA buying formal decides 25 of domestic production jet plane MRJ of Mitsubishi Heavy Industires.

MRJ of ANA specification that NA plans'MRJ90'

MRJ is a domestic production jet plane that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the country are jointly examining development. The research and development has been advanced as a promotion business of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) since 2003, and it is scheduled to become a small jet plane of 70 people-getting on of 90 people by a state-of-the-art passenger plane that has both the economy and the comfort at the highest level. The total length is 35.8 meters, 30.9 meters in the length of the wing, and the total height 10.0 meters. Lightening and a new engine by the use of the compound material are installed with the airframe (regional machine) for the region mail. It is said that a great decrease of fuel cost is achieved, and it contributes to the increased profitability.

The reason why ANA formally adopted MRJ met the following requirement according to release.

[1]The middle model of a small jet plane and the Propp machine and classes in the domestic flight specification by about 90-100 seats.

[2]Reliability, the economy, and the comfort to surpass a present, small jet plane and the Propp machine should be able to be secured.

[3]The model composition that corresponds to the supply and demand agreement in a mid/long term in the domestic flight business must become possible.

The fuel input rating improves about 40 percent by a new engine and a state-of-the-art, aerodynamic design, etc. in MRJ compared with the present machine (Boeing 737 -500 and DHC8-400)(comparison in case of the case to operate 737-500 by 15). The comfort in the guest room and the decrease of the negative environmental impact are achieved, too. It is said that it matches it to the condition. I hear that the income increase and the cost reduction can be expected in the introduction of MRJ, and even the revenue and expenditure improvement of about five billion yen a year was able to expect it compared with the present machine in addition.

Figure of model composition that ANA plans

Expectation of announcement of ANA this time of formal order, and deciding making to business formally by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the 28th today. If the decision is done, "Make of a private passenger plane domestic" is suitable, and it becomes development of the domestic production passenger plane since the YS-11 type machine. Attention is sure to be attracted with the small business jet plane that HONDA is developing now in various districts.

It is certain that it gets the go-ahead for ANA to have announced the order formally this time formally, and the line of MRJ began to move. Then, the possibility that the other companies also follows includes even the possibility that the official order to MRJ pours in all at once high.

Be the moment in the future topic concerning MRJ, and the Airlines industry to become lively.