Mitsubishi SpaceJet
The Mitsubishi SpaceJet (Japanese: 三菱スペースジェット, originally named Mitsubishi Regional Jet) was a regional jet project by Japanese company Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAC), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) subsidiary, that ran from 2007 to 2023. Work on what would become the SpaceJet can be traced back to 2003 with the backing of the Japanese government; the concept was formally presented by MHI at the Paris Air Show in June 2007 and launched one year later, at which point certification was targeted for 2012, as the first Japanese airliner since the 1962 NAMC YS-11.