Mitsubishi prepares 70-seat SpaceJet for takeoff in 2023

Redesigned version of delayed MRJ will offer more elbow room than rivals

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Mitsubishi Aircraft's SpaceJet at the Paris Air Show on June 17. (Photo by Minoru Satake)

NAOKI WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

LE BOURGET, France -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' aviation unit aims to have its new, narrow-body SpaceJet M100 ready for market in 2023 under plans revealed Monday at the Paris Air Show.

The SpaceJet, a redesigned version of the much-delayed Mitsubishi Regional Jet, will accommodate 65 to 88 seats, compared with the initially planned MRJ that will seat roughly 90.

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