Mitsubishi delays MRJ, more trouble for smaller aircraft manufacturers - and All Nippon Airways

Japan's first indigenous commercial aircraft programme since the 1960s, Mitsubishi's new MRJ, is the latest in a line of major aircraft programmes to run into serious delays. On Wednesday, Mitsubishi Aircraft announced a significant design revision to the aircraft, switching to more traditional aluminum construction, rather than carbon fibre based composites, as well as lining up an option to produce a larger version of the aircraft.