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First Japan passenger jet in 4 decades rolling out

By Yuri Kageyama
Published October 16, 2014 6:47am ET
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First Japan passenger jet in 4 decades rolling out
In this July 26, 2014 photo, Mitsubishi's new regional jet MRJ is at the company's Komaki south plant in Komaki, central Japan. The first made in Japan passenger jet in four decades reaches a development milestone later this week. (AP Photo/Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp) | AP

TOKYO (AP) — The first made in Japan passenger jet in four decades reaches a development milestone later this week.

A “rolling out” ceremony in Nagoya, central Japan on Saturday will unveil the long awaited Mitsubishi Regional Jet, or MRJ, a fuel-efficient lightweight carbon-fiber composite passenger plane.

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