U.S. Mesa Airlines in talks to buy 100 Mitsubishi jets

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mesa Airlines Inc., a U.S. regional air carrier, to commence negotiations for the sale of 100 of its SpaceJet aircraft, Japan's first homegrown commercial passenger jet.The unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said deliveries to Mesa of the SpaceJet M100, capable of accommodating around 70 passengers, would begin in 2024, with the contract to be worth around 400 billion yen ($3.74 billion).Mitsubishi Aircraft, which has developed two models of the plane, has so far received orders for around 400 Space…READ FULL ARTICLE