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Rex 737-800 VH-RQC performs a flypast in Sydney on Australia Day 2021. (Rex)
The rise and fall of Rex
AUTHOR: Jake Nelson
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As Rex languishes in voluntary administration, and the government hints it may even buy the airline, Australian Aviation peeks into its archives to find out how we got here.
May 12, 2020
Rex aims to rival Qantas and Virgin with capital city flights
Rex announces its aim to rival Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia by expanding its network to service capital cities by early 2021.
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says:I can’t see potential investors racing to secure even a part share in the outfit. With the history of many past events to draw upon, it beggars’ belief that Rex’s expansion into mainline jet ops was allowed in the first place. Sometimes, common sense and experience just has to override the free market permissions especially when you consider the cost to taxpayers at this time and most likely to increase. If there is to be no change to the current “system” then, any future player/s must have to put up a considerable financial bond in order to cover the obvious costs for tax payers should/if/when that enterprise fails!! eg Bonza