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MHI gets 1st overseas order for passenger jet from U.S. airline

MHI gets 1st overseas order for passenger jet from U.S. airline

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Egawa (R), president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., and Richard Leach, president of Trans States Holdings, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2009, at which they announced that the U.S. airline company will purchase up to 100 small passenger jets under development by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. subsidiary, marking the first overseas order for the aircraft.

(CORRECTED)MHI gets 1st overseas order for passenger jet from

(CORRECTED)MHI gets 1st overseas order for passenger jet from

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 2 Kyodo - Hideo Egawa (R), president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., and Richard Leach, president of Trans States Holdings, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2009, at which they announced that the U.S. airline company will purchase up to 100 small passenger jets under development by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. subsidiary, marking the first overseas order for the aircraft. (Kyodo)