Eastern Air Lines orders 20 MRJs

Eastern Air Lines Group, a Miami-based startup, has ordered 20 MRJ90s with 20 options. The firm order follows a memorandum of understanding placed at the Farnborough Airshow in July. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2019. Eastern Air Lines Group president and CEO Edward Wegel said the aircraft will “proudly join Eastern’s fleet starting in 2019 and will be christened the Eastern Whisperjet.” Mitsubishi Aircraft president and COO Teruaki Kawai said the MRJ program has been making “steady progress, and its state-of-the-art aerodynamic design and a game-changing engine will significantly cut fuel consumption, noise and emissions, helping airlines enhance competiveness