Rex Airlines
Australian regional airline / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rex Airlines Pty Ltd is an Australian regional airline based in Mascot, New South Wales. It operates scheduled regional services using turboprop aircraft. Between 2021 and 2024, Rex also operated jet services between selected major Australian cities.
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Founded | 11 July 2002; 22 years ago (2002-07-11) (amalgamation) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2 August 2002; 22 years ago (2002-08-02) | ||||||
AOC # | CASA.AOC.0109 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Rex Flyer | ||||||
Fleet size | 66[1] | ||||||
Destinations | 56[2] | ||||||
Parent company | Regional Express Holdings | ||||||
Headquarters | Mascot, Sydney, Australia | ||||||
Key people | Neville Howell (CEO)[3] | ||||||
Website | www |
It is the primary subsidiary of Regional Express Holdings, itself predominantly foreign-owned by Singaporean businessman Lim Kim Hai and Hong Kong investment firm PAG.[4] Rex is Australia's second-largest regional airline by number of regional destinations, serving 45 regional destinations, behind QantasLink, who serve 55 regional destinations across Australia.[5][6]
On 30 July 2024, the airline ceased all bookings for domestic jet service routes to capital cities, later that night the airline fell into voluntary administration with Ernst & Young overseeing the process. It came one day after Rex stopped trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), amid fears the airline could halt all operations. Rex continues to operate some regional services, what are being funded by PAG Asia and Queensland government, despite its collapse and administration.