All Regional Express articles
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NewsIn-flight fire damages Pel-Air Saab 340 freighter
Fire crews attending the emergency landing of a Pel-Air Saab 340A freighter have discovered the aircraft was badly damaged by an electrical fire. The aircraft had taken off from Wagga Wagga, west of Canberra, on 23 April, but landed at Cobar airport some 85min after departure. Smoke indicators had alerted ...
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Rex sees domestic jet operations turn profit in September
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) reported its first profitable month of domestic jet operations in September.
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Rex partners with Dovetail for zero-emission conversion programme
Australian regional airline specialist Rex Group is investing in advanced powertrain start-up Dovetail Electric Aviation and will provide an aircraft as a testbed for the company’s conversion programme.
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Australia’s Rex to acquire fly-in, fly-out carrier National Jet Express
Australia’s Regional Express Holdings is to take over National Jet Express, the regional services arm of Cobham Aviation Services Australia. National Jet Express provides fly-in, fly-out services in the south and west of the country, and also operates domestic freight flights out of Sydney to various cities. The carrier uses ...
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Rex adds Brisbane to mainline domestic network; eyes Queensland expansion
Rex will launch jet operations between Melbourne and Brisbane in mid-December, as it discloses “well-advanced” plans to expand operations in Queensland state.
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Rex to furlough employees as forecasted loss widens
Australia’s Regional Express will furlough an unspecified number of employees in the coming months, as it flags a deeper full-year loss amid ongoing lockdowns in several parts of the country.
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Rex eyes fleet of 10 737s by year-end
Australia’s Regional Express is looking to bring its fleet of Boeing 737-800s to 10 examples by the end of the year, as it continues to grow its mainline network.
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Competition watchdog investigates Rex dumping complaints
Australia’s competition regulator has once again weighed in on the long-standing spat between Regional Express and Qantas, warning that it could “take enforcement action” if an airline is found to be anti-competitive.
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Qantas finds rivals Rex, Virgin Australia eating into market share
While Qantas Group’s domestic market share remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, resurgent rivals are eroding its dominance.
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Domestic Covid-19 resurgence to push Rex to full-year loss
Australia’s Regional Express has revised its full-year earnings forecast — from breaking even to a pre-tax loss — as a resurgence in coronavirus cases has forced a significant number of flight cancellations.
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Rex eyes breakeven by July amid ‘uneven’ regional demand recovery
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) is hopeful it will break even by July this year, even as it acknowledges that its regional operations are loss-making “at current demand levels”.
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Qantas, Rex chiefs wage war of words — again
The heads of Australian arch-rivals Qantas and Regional Express have again traded barbs in the latest escalation of a bitter dogfight between the two carriers.
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Australian competition watchdog weighs in on Rex-Qantas spat
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has weighed in on the ongoing feud between Regional Express and Qantas, noting, among other things, that competition “appears to be increasing, not decreasing”.
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Qantas domestic network recovers to pre-pandemic levels
Australian flag carrier Qantas has seen its domestic market share increase from pre-pandemic levels, at the expense of rival Virgin Australia, which entered — and subsequently exited from —administration amid the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
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Rex launches 737 services, warns of tough months ahead
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has commenced narrowbody operations in Australia, as it warns of continued challenges in the country’s airline market.
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Qantas, Rex regional turf war heats up
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has waged a war of words with arch-rival Qantas over the latter’s regional network expansion, as it prepares to commence mainline domestic operations in the coming weeks.
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Rex chairman ups the ante in tough Australian market
With its expansion into narrowbody operations, Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) offers a rare story of growth and ambition in a global airline industry reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Stage set for battle royale among Australia’s domestic carriers
With international borders likely to be shut for most of the year, Australia’s airlines are focusing their energies on capturing domestic market share. This year, new entrant Rex enters the domestic trunk network, while a rebooted Virgin Australia takes flight after exiting administration. How will this battle shape out, and will there be casualties?
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Rex warns of up to 30% profit downgrade
Regional Express (Rex) is warning that its profits could be down 20-30% for financial year 2020 compared with the previous year due to “a very challenging economic environment ahead”.
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ST Engineering divests Australian pilot school to Rex
ST Engineering has divested its Australian pilot school Aviation Training Academy Australia (ATAA) to operator Regional Express (Rex) in a deal valued at S$9.3 million ($6.83 million).
