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Yes it is. You think the airlines don't play Boeing and Airbus to get the best deal? The MRJ is even over weight in regards to scope so I really don't know who they are planning on purchasing them.
I'm not that naive, I know the big two play off each other. But we're talking placing an order of 100, which undoubtedly played a role in Mitsubishi going ahead with the project.
They don't have a lot of orders yet. It'll probably help when they finally get a plane to Farnborough to show it off. But here is where it stands, according to Wiki:
Airline Firm orders Options
All Nippon Airways 15 10
Trans States Holdings 50 50
SkyWest, Inc. 100 100
Eastern Air Lines 20 20* *Purchase rights (MoU)
Air Mandalay 6 4
Japan Airlines 32
Total 223 184
So SkyWest has placed far and away the biggest order.