Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp, a unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (7011.<br />T), said on Thursday it would delay the first delivery of its regional jet by around one year from the original plan.<br />The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) was slated for delivery in the April-June quarter of 2017 to Japan's biggest carrier, ANA Holdings Inc.<br />The delay comes after Mitsubishi Aircraft decided the aircraft needs to undergo more testing, the company said.<br />The $47 million, 100 seat MRJ, which made its maiden test flight last month, represents Japan's long-held ambition to reestablish a commercial aircraft industry that was dismantled by the United States after Japan's defeat in World War Two.
