
Originally planned to be introduced to the market in 2013, the development programme has witnessed several delays and the delivery schedule has been pushed to late 2021 or early 2022.

Japanese firm All Nippon Airways (ANA) is expected to be the launch customer of the SpaceJet aircraft. The company also intends to develop larger M200 aircraft, which is currently under study and will have a seating capacity of up to 100. It is designed to improve passenger comfort and boost profits for airline companies. SpaceJet, previously known as Mitsubishi Regional Jet, is the commercial name of its product family, which includes SpaceJet M90 and SpaceJet M100. Mitsubishi SpaceJet aircraft is a new next-generation twin-engine regional jet manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MITAC) to transform the regional aviation market. Mitsubishi SpaceJet family of aircraft includes SpaceJet M90 and M100 variants.

The aircraft is designed to have increased bin capacity. Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

The first flight of flight test vehicle 10 was performed in March 2020.
