TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has moved closer to a final decision on freezing its regional jet program, Nikkei has learned, casting doubt on hopes for the first Japanese-built passenger plane in half a century.
The program, known as SpaceJet, has been beset by delays since its 2008 launch and now faces a global slump in air travel owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
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