Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp rebranded its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) family jets to be called the “SpaceJet” and unveiled a redesigned version of the smaller jet to help improve its sales prospects in the large US market.
The SpaceJet M100, the revamped version of the MRJ70, will now have up to 76 seats in a typical US cabin configuration rather than the earlier 69 seats, the company said on Thursday, making it a more attractive offering for regional carriers with contracts to major carriers.
“On paper, it looks good,” Leeham Co analyst Bjorn Fehrm said of the redesign. “The range is there, as is the space for the passengers.”
