Union/Scope Indirect Spacejet Win
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I think this counts as a win, at least in the US.
MHI's non-scope compliant RJ has foundered on shoal water... their business case for this thing originally assumed scope relaxation in the US, which never materialized, forcing a design revision to get under the scope wire.
https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/a...546e37317bfed5
MHI's non-scope compliant RJ has foundered on shoal water... their business case for this thing originally assumed scope relaxation in the US, which never materialized, forcing a design revision to get under the scope wire.
https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/a...546e37317bfed5
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If they have abandoned the plans then it tells you that the design was only viable for a scope relief application. An aircraft design that can only be successful if flown by cheap pilots and not based on it's on merit or efficiency deserves to be cancelled.
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
Basically. Somebody outside the US would fly it, but the real market for RJ's is the US.


