Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation ( Japanese 三菱 航空 機 )
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legal form | Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company) |
founding | April 1, 2008 |
Seat | Nagoya airport |
management | Takaoki Niwa (President & CEO ), Hisakazu Mizutani (Chairman of the Board) |
Number of employees | circa 1600 |
Branch | Aircraft construction |
Website | www.mitsubishiaircraft.com |
As of April 1, 2017 |
The Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation ( Japanese 三菱航空機株式会社 , Mitsubishi Kokuki Kabushiki Kaisha ) is a Japanese aircraft manufacturer , the 64% Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Jap. 三菱重工業 Mitsubishi Jukogyo ), with 10% of the Mitsubishi Corporation and Toyota , and to 5 per % Owned by Sumitomo and Mitsui .
Companies
The company was founded in 2008 with headquarters in Nagoya , Aichi Prefecture , and is involved in the development of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet (until June 2019 "Mitsubishi Regional Jet", "MRJ" for short), a regional aircraft for 70 to 96 passengers. It has offices in Tokyo , Moses Lake and Boisbriand .
Predecessor company 1928–1934
Not to be confused with the Mitsubishi Kōkūki (English Mitsubishi Aircraft Company ) from 1928, which mainly produced aircraft for the Japanese armed forces. It merged in 1934 with Mitsubishi Zōsen (English Mitsubishi Shipbuilding ) to Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō ( Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ).
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ mitsubishiaircraft.com - About , accessed May 13, 2020
- ↑ Flight International October 28, 2014, p. 39, accessed June 2, 2015