Aircraft
Mitsubishi Seals MRJ Deal With SkyWest
Schedules call for the first MRJ90 destined for SkyWest Airlines to arrive in Utah in 2017.
Schedules call for the first MRJ90 destined for SkyWest Airlines to arrive in Utah in 2017.

Mitsubishi Aircraft has officially broken the Bombardier-Embraer duopoly for regional jets in the U.S. with its confirmation on Thursday of a firm order from SkyWest Airlines for 100 MRJ90s worth $4.2 billion at list prices. The contract calls for deliveries of the aircraft on firm order to start in 2017, while the first of another batch of 100 airplanes on which SkyWest holds options would start in 2021.