British Airways and other legacy carriers are increasingly tapping the expertise of low-cost carrier executives to increase efficiency.

The sight of the MRJ flying past Mount Fuji will gladden the many Japanese who have long been frustrated by the mismatch between the country’s advanced aerospace technology, notably in manufacturing, and its failure to make its own complete airliner since the 1970s.

Airbus makes clear at the Dubai Airshow that it plans to build the new A380 version and possibly a larger A350 variant.

Although it will be years before Boeing officially commits to a new midsize airplane, clues about its potential design abound.

The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet performed well ahead of expectations on its first flight, performed at Japan’s Nagoya Airport on the morning of Nov. 11, according to the pilot in command.

Seven years in the making, the MRJ is a product of precise fabrication enabled by additional investment in detail design.

Airbus gives Emirates some hope for the A380neo, while the airline considers ordering more A350s but keeps options open for the 787. Neither is acting quickly.

“I don’t want to go and work in a climate with so much employee control on the company,” Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said at the Dubai Air Show.