Mitsubishi to delay SpaceJet development

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announces it is slowing development of its new regional airliner which is being test-flown in Moses Lake. The Seattle Times reports company officials made the decision on the SpaceJet project as the results of the coronavirus-driven aviation downturn. The project started in 2016 as the M-90. Mitsubishi announced earlier this year they have 400 orders for the SpaceJet and deliveries were to begin in 2021.