TOKYO -- Japan's ANA Holdings will order Boeing aircraft to substitute for the long-delayed Mitsubishi Regional Jet on domestic routes serving smaller cities.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries arm Mitsubishi Aircraft has been developing the MRJ since 2008, and initially planned to deliver the first plane to ANA in the second half of 2013. The All Nippon Airways parent had high hopes for the MRJ's fuel efficiency. But the jet has faced numerous setbacks, and ANA was forced to seek alternatives in the meantime.
