Rex Calls on Australian Government to Review Aid to Qantas on Anti-Competition Grounds
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) is calling on the federal government to review aid being given to Qantas based on grounds that the national carrier is planning to flood a new route with commercially unsustainable seats. Qantas’ new Sydney-Orange route is…
QantasLink To Compete Against Rex On More Routes
Qantas Airways’ regional arm QantasLink has decided to compete against Regional Express (Rex) on two domestic routes in New South Wales (NSW), a move that comes after Rex announced it will move into the market of Qantas Airways mainline by…
Australian Regional Airline Industry Says Rescue Package Is Insufficient
Australia’s regional airline industry is arguing that the government’s rescue package is insufficient given the weaker balance sheets of smaller regional operators. Jim Davis, Regional Airline Association of Australia (RAAA) chairman, says the A$715 million (US$425 million) COVID-19 package is…
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China Aircraft Leasing Group Buys 35.68 Percent Stake in Indonesia’s TransNusaCentre for Aviation Hong Hong-listed China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has bought a 35.68 percent stake in Indonesian regional airline TransNusa. The stake was purchased for US$28 million from Aviation…
Australia’s Rex Pleads for Govt to Prevent Regional Aviation Collapse
Australia’s largest independent regional airline, Regional Express (Rex), has issued an open letter calling for the government to intervene and prevent, what it sees, could be the impending collapse of the country’s regional carriers amidst the coronavirus crisis. Rex chief…
Regional Express Eyeing Northern Territory Expansion
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) will be meeting business and local government stakeholders in the Northern Territory in the coming weeks as it considers starting regional operations out of Darwin. Rex deputy chairman, John Sharp, says that Rex management will be…
