Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) said Thursday it will place orders for 32 Mitsubishi Regional Jets as it seeks to beef up its domestic services with the first Japanese-built small passenger jet, Japan's News (Kyodo) reported.
The fuel-efficient planes are valued at about 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion), JAL sources said.
JAL envisions flying the MRJ, which is still under development by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., from 2021. The Nagoya-based plane maker expects to start test flights next year and begin delivering in 2017.
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