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Mitsubishi Cuts First Metal for MRJ

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet project officially entered its manufacturing phase today, as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft held a c

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

September 30, 2010

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet project officially entered its manufacturing phase today, as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft held a ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, to mark the start of production of the first MRJ part. During the event, MHI technicians began cutting aluminum for a frame component associated with the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer.

Hideo Egawa, Mitsubishi Aircraft president, joined Akihiko Ihikawa, deputy general manager of MHI’s Nagoya plant, to host the festivities at Nagoyo Aerospace Systems Works.

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