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A supplier to the Mitsubishi regional jet (MRJ) has confirmed that the Japanese aircraft programme has been delayed, and that the first flight of the aircraft has been pushed back a year to end-2014.
The source, from Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), which is designing and making slats, flaps, belly fairings, rudder and horizontal stabiliser rotating blades for the MRJ, says it has so far only delivered the metallic slats to Mitsubishi Aircraft.
The other parts, all made of composites, are undergoing certification and will only be progressively delivered to Mitsubishi from next March, he says.
"We understand that the first flight has been delayed a year to end-2014, and the aircraft will only be delivered to customers at the end of 2015," says the source.
At the Paris air show in June, Mitsubishi expressed confidence that the first flight would occur before the end of 2013.
The source attributes the delay partly to issues with the schedule of the [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Pratt & Whitney.html]Pratt & Whitney[/url] PW1200G geared turbofan, adding that AIDC is able to speed up certification and delivery of their parts if not for changes to the programme's schedule.
Last month, Mitsubishi said it was reviewing the schedule of its regional jet, the strongest indication yet that the programme could again be delayed. This disclosure came after Japanese media reports on 24 July said the programme would be pushed back because of issues in the procurement of key components from foreign manufacturers.
In a short statement, Mitsubishi singled out Pratt & Whitney, saying that all its partners, including the engine maker, are making their best efforts to meet the jet's development schedule.
Pratt & Whitney, however, told Flightglobal Pro that its engine is on track and will not affect the MRJ's required schedule.
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan's first commercial aircraft in half a century, was set to start being delivered to customers in 2015.
The Nikkei said the company was facing delays in engine deliveries from Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
A Mitsubishi Aircraft spokesman declined to comment on the Nikkei report. The company is set to hold a news conference in Tokyo at 0800 GMT.
Mitsubishi Aircraft already has 165 firm orders for the MRJ. The company has pushed back the jet's test flight and delivery schedule twice so far.
The plane, which has 70-90 seats, has a sticker price of $42 million. It aims to compete with jets made by Brazil's Embraer and Canada's Bombardier. The first delivery of the jet, developed at a cost of $1.9 billion, will go to Japanese airline ANA Holdings.
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De toute façon, MHI était visiblement au courant de ce nouveau délai depuis un certain temps et comme je l’ai dit plus tôt, ils ne doivent pas avoir de place avant 2020 ou 2021 pour de nouvelles livraisons. Espérons qu’ils disent vrai lorsque qu’ils affirment que les clients vont rester parce qu’ils n’en ont que 3.Admin a écrit:http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mitsubishi-says-delay-will-not-hurt-mrj-sales-389795/
Pas de pb avec ce retard...
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par Poncho (Admin) Mar 9 Juil 2013 - 22:25