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Japan's passenger jet takes to the skies for first flight
Published Wed, Nov 11, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
MITSUBISHI Aircraft Corp's new jet took off on its debut flight from Nagoya airport in central Japan, half a century after the country last introduced a new passenger plane.
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, which can seat as many as 92 passengers, took off at 9:35am on Wednesday with two pilots, and was scheduled to make a one-hour flight.
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