Rex Airlines

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Rex Airlines Pty. Ltd.
Rex Airlines logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZLRXAREX
Founded11 July 2002;22 years ago (2002-07-11)
(amalgamation)
Commenced operations2 August 2002;22 years ago (2002-08-02)
AOC # CASA.AOC.0109
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program Rex Flyer (unredeemable until further notice [1] )
Fleet size58 [2]
Destinations56 [3]
Parent company Regional Express Holdings
Headquarters Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Key peopleSam Freeman (Voluntary Administrator) [4]

Justin Walsh (Voluntary Administrator) [5] Adam Nikitins (Voluntary Administrator) [6]

Neville Howell (

Contents

CEO) [7]
Website www.rex.com.au

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. In July 2024, it collapsed and was placed into voluntary administration.

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. [8] 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. [9] [10]

On the night of 30 July 2024, the airline crumbled and ceased all bookings for domestic jet service routes to capital cities and fell into voluntary administration, appointing joint administrators from Ernst & Young. 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, which are being funded by PAG Asia [11] and Queensland government[ citation needed ], despite its administration. At the start of the administration in August 2024 it was estimated that Rex was in an estimated half a billion dollars in debt. [12]

In September 2024, two months after the commencement of the administration, it was revealed that no buyer is currently found, with fears for the company to be collapsing or broken up. [13] [14] It did, however, previously get an extension from the Federal Court of Australia to further facilitate the sale process. [15]

In November 2024, the company got another extension of the administration and received funding from the government to keep select regional routes running until June 2025. [16] It is unclear if the airline will continue to exist in its current form beyond this date, and it is highly likely it may be broken up and sold in parts to other regional airlines in Australia, or placed into liquidation. It also had previously started stripping a few subsidiaries, such as Pel-Air to Toll Group.


History

Rex's facility at Wagga Wagga Airport in June 2008 Regional Express HQ.jpg
Rex's facility at Wagga Wagga Airport in June 2008

The airline was established in 2002 when the Australiawide Airlines consortium (set up by former Ansett Australia employees) acquired Hazelton Airlines and Kendell Airlines, before merging the companies and starting operations as Rex in August 2002. [17] In 2005, Australiawide Airlines was renamed Regional Express Holdings and partially floated on the Australian Securities Exchange. [18] On 30 November 2005, Rex announced the acquisition of the Dubbo-based Air Link, another regional airline. [19]

In October 2007, Rex expanded into Queensland when it commenced operations between Brisbane and Maryborough. [20] This exacerbated an existing problem within the company of not having enough pilots to crew its flights (due to the expansion of larger airlines, especially Jetstar and Virgin Blue), [21] [22] and Rex suspended operations out of Brisbane [23] (and from Sydney to Cooma during the summer "low season" for this route to the NSW ski fields) [24] in November 2007. To provide a medium-term solution to the pilot shortage, Rex announced that it was establishing a cadet-pilot flight-training programme. [25]

In November 2015, Rex announced the resumption of services to the NSW Snowy Mountains in conjunction with Snowy Mountains Airport Corporation, with the flights resuming in March 2016. [26] In December 2015, Rex announced that it would be commencing operations in Western Australia in February the following year after being selected by the Government of Western Australia to be the operator of regulated RPT routes after a tender process. Initially operating from Perth to Albany and Esperance, in July 2018 the Western Australian operations expanded to include Carnarvon and Monkey Mia. It brought Rex's weekly flights to roughly 1,500 across 60 destinations. [27]

Starting on 6 April 2020, Rex significantly scaled back all its regional services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to only offer government-subsidised services within Queensland and Western Australia and one flight a week between all 54 regional and remote communities within its route network. Services including Adelaide to Port Augusta, Sydney to Newcastle and Sydney to Armidale were suspended. [28]

In June 2020, eyeing the demise of Tigerair Australia, Rex announced interest in expanding into the domestic airline market between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Rex leased six Boeing 737-800s previously leased by Virgin Australia to operate the new services, with the first delivered in November 2020. [29] [30] The first jet operations began on 1 March 2021 on the Melbourne to Sydney route. [31] Also in June 2020, Rex announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with ATR to explore options for replacing the Saab 340 fleet with ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft. [32] Following the airline's launch of jet services in March 2021, Rex replaced the announced Brisbane jet services in early April with services to Adelaide and Gold Coast, with the start of services occurring between 29 March and 1 April. [33] The airline later cancelled all 737 fights and went into administration.

Regional Express Holdings

Regional Express Holdings' head office in Mascot Regional Express Head Office located on 81-83 Baxter Road in Mascot.jpg
Regional Express Holdings' head office in Mascot
Regional Express Holdings Limited
Company typePublic company
ASX:  REX
Industry Air travel
Founded2002
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Key people
 John Sharp AM, Chairman [34]
ProductsAirlines, air cargo, air charter
Revenue A$353.388 million (2024) [35]
A$1.379 million (2024) [35]
Website www.rex.com.au

Regional Express HoldingsLimited is the parent company of a number of airline and associated companies in Australia. It is based in Mascot, New South Wales (a suburb of Sydney) and is a public listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Regional Express Holdings arose from the 2001 collapse of Ansett Airlines, which was the parent company of Kendell Airlines and Hazelton Airlines. A group of Singaporean investors and a collection of Australian private investors purchased the Hazelton and Kendell businesses, which were profitable entities before they were taken over by Ansett. The investors formed Australiawide Airlines, which was officially incorporated on 12 February 2002. The assets of the two airlines were purchased by Australiawide and merged to form the airline Regional Express, known as Rex. In 2005 Australiawide offered a percentage of the owners' shares (35 million out of 115 million shares, or 30.43%) to the public in a float. [36] [37] At the same time an agreement was reached with the owners of Pel-Air that Australiawide would purchase Pel-Air. [38]

As part of the public float process, Australiawide Airlines' name was changed to Regional Express Holdings. Regional Express Holdings is the owner of a number of other companies. [39] The main asset is Regional Express Pty Ltd. which is the company that operates the business of the airline Regional Express (Rex) and owns Rex Airlines Pty Limited. Rex Airlines Pty Limited was registered on the 6 July 2020 as part of Rex domestic expansion plans, responsible for issuing tickets on behalf of Regional Express Pty Limited. Another company is Air Partners Pty. Ltd., which is the company that owns National Jet Express and Pel-Air and Rex Flyer. The third subsidiary company is Rex Investment Holdings Pty. Ltd., which owns the Australian Aero Propeller Maintenance and Australian Airline Pilot Academies based in Wagga Wagga and Ballarat.

2024 voluntary administration

VH-REX in Virgin Australia livery Virgin Australia (VH-REX) Boeing 737-8FE(WL) at Wagga Wagga Airport.jpg
VH-REX in Virgin Australia livery

In July 2024, the company requested a trading halt. [40] [41] This sparked comparisons with Bonza, that had collapsed and later was wound up earlier that year, and calls by the Transport Workers' Union of Australia for government intervention, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asking for time and conditions and criticising the company's move away from regional service. [40] It later suspended ticket sales with plans to exit out of the capital city market and appointed EY as administrators. [42] Capital city flights were suspended, with an agreement reached with Virgin Australia to accommodate affected Rex customers between 30 July and 14 August 2024. [43] On 31 July, the company was placed into voluntary administration and cancelled all capital cities flights, but continued to operate regional services. [41] [44] [45] PAG has held off taking the company under receivership, with the hope that the company will be sold instead. [46] [47] The leases on three of its Boeing 737s were taken over by Virgin Australia. [48]

In August, the federal government guaranteed flights with Rex or moneyback. Administrators thanked the move as added certainty for customers during the process. However, there has been no specific dollar metric set until the event of cancellation, or say on whether further intervention might be needed to support the business or find a buyer including an outright bailout. [49] [11] This has also drawn slight criticism from unions and the federal opposition, calling it a "stopgap measure" and calling to go further as stated, including guaranteeing staff on the Fair Entitlements Guarantee - a system that was put off in the case of Bonza -, with fears also for keeping remote communities connected to transit and essential services. [11] Meanwhile, after an extended investigation into the source of a $500 million debt or possible insolvent trading, the administrators blamed a series of factors principally a pilot shortage and other supply chain issues, ex-staff entitlements and half-empty seats for the collapse. [49] The company is indebted to a total of 4,800 creditors including ex-staff, airports and funders. [49] [50] [11] It is estimated that the administration of Rex has resulted in about 600 job losses within the company [49] and counting, [50] with the assurance that business is not affected and that the staff are not being stripped right down but in fact were returned to original levels. [50]

On 23 August, the company was granted an extension of the administration by the Federal Court of Australia to 25 November, allowing more time to process and bind expressions of interest but does not intend to use all of it to find a buyer. [15] It was later revealed that there are reports of no real interest in buying the company and that the holding company may be either broken up and sold, placed into liquidation, [14] [13] and/or moved on to receivership. [47] On 8 October, it was revealed a YouGov poll suggested high popular demand for further government intervention such as part-nationalisation of the company and setting up a separate industry commission, such as a "Safe & Secure Skies Commission", to reduce fierce monopoly and fair work and consumer affairs violations plaguing the industry. [51]

In October 2024, Pel-Air was sold to the Toll Group. [52] [53] Wagga Wagga flight school, Australian Airline Pilot Academy was also put up for sale for $17 million. [54]

In November 2024 its administration was extended again to 30 June, with the government finally also in talks of giving the company $80 million and early access to the Fair Entitlements Guarantee. [55] [16] This move has angered rivals, who called out the government and administrators for not allowing for any discourse whatsoever and not looking into the greater competition or situation. [16]

Administrators have found themselves in two lawsuits, including one by ASIC alleging the company mislead investors on its finanical trend before the collapse.

Controversies

Rex has been criticised for its close political and financial relationship with the Coalition, particularly the centre-right to right-wing National Party of Australia. John Sharp, Rex's current deputy chairman, was a National Party member of the Australian Parliament from 1984 to 1998.[ citation needed ]

Rex has provided National Party members with flight tickets free of charge during election campaigns, and is a major donor to the political party. [56]

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it was revealed that Rex received more taxpayer funds than Qantas and Virgin Australia combined, [57] despite the Australian flag-carrier being more than six times larger than Rex by number of aircraft and employees.[ citation needed ] In response to this revelation, the then-Labor opposition accused the then-Coalition Government of "supporting their National Party mates", a reference to the close friendship between John Sharp and then-deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Michael McCormack, who authorised the handout. [58] [59]

In 2022, the year the Coalition lost government federally, Rex named a newly delivered 737-800 aircraft after McCormack at the airline's 20th anniversary celebrations. [60]

VH-MFM, Rex Boeing 737-800. The registration MFM stood for the initials of "Michael Francis McCormack" from its delivery to Rex in 2022 until the aircraft's withdrawal from service after Rex's collapse in 2024. Rex Airlines VH-MFM Boeing 737-85R Melbourne International Airport (MEL YMML) (52576942011).jpg
VH-MFM, Rex Boeing 737-800. The registration MFM stood for the initials of “Michael Francis McCormack” from its delivery to Rex in 2022 until the aircraft’s withdrawal from service after Rex’s collapse in 2024.

Hostilities with Australian regional councils

Since its inception, Rex has been involved in tense public disputes with many regional councils in Australia, whom operate many regional airports, over airport fees, high airfares and alleged price gouging, airport security costs, operational requirements as well as negative comments about the airline made by regional mayors and councillors, and have made various threats with the intention of pressuring councils to the point where they succumb to satisfying the company's demands. [61] Threats made by Rex, which in many cases have been followed through, have included temporary or permanent suspension of flights to relevant cities and towns, alleged acts of blackmailing councils, and banning councillors from flying with the airline. [61] [62] [63] In some cases Rex has directly withdrawn flights to towns in response, without engaging with affected councils. [61] In some cases, Rex's withdrawal of services has left many towns across Australia without an air service.

Arizona aircraft theft

In September 2024, it was revealed that USA-based firm Jet Midwest Group filed a US$ 7,200,000 (AU$10,737,760) lawsuit alleging Rex unlawfully dismantled parts and scrapped 4 SAAB 340 aircraft in the firm's possession when they were stored at an aircraft boneyard in Kingman Airport, Arizona. [64] [65] The lawsuit, filed by the firm in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, alleges Rex instructed a third party to remove these parts, which included engines and propellers, as well as to scrap the airframes, and profited from the sale of these components. [65]

The litigant was soon deterred from proceeding by the court, which agreed with the administrators citing that it would be a huge "costly" logistical distraction from the company which will affect the efficacy of the administration. Jet Midwest backed out agreeing that there is no "urgency" in the claim seeing it even took 4 years to take action. [66]

ASIC lawsuit

In December 2024, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission began legal proceedings against four former directors of the company over allegations of deceptive conduct and dereliction of duty regarding accurately and timely reporting the company's financial performance to the market leading up to its collapse. [67] [68] The regulator clarified it is not looking to personally fine the company (especially "given its current circumstances") or claim outright insolvent trading, but leave it to the Supreme Court of New South Wales to declare contravention first which then may result in fines or bans. [68] The regulator alleges it was making baseless, disingenuous claims to investors regarding its financial position which also contradicted a massive $35 million profit downgrade forecast. [68]

Destinations

Rex Airlines initially offered regional flights from various bases across Australia using turboprop aircraft, but in March 2021 began flying between its bases using jet aircraft with flights between Melbourne and Sydney. Prior to its voluntary administration in July 2024, its domestic flights were between Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Hobart. [69]

Rex Airlines operates to the following 45 destinations [70] as of August 2023:

State/territoryCityAirportNotesRefs
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Canberra Airport [71]
New South Wales Albury Albury Airport
Armidale Armidale Airport
Broken Hill Broken Hill Airport
Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour Airport [72]
Dubbo Dubbo City Regional Airport
Griffith Griffith Airport
Merimbula Merimbula Airport
Moruya Moruya Airport
Narrandera Narrandera Airport
Orange Orange Airport
Parkes Parkes Airport
Port Macquarie Port Macquarie Airport [72]
Sydney Sydney Airport Base
Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga Airport Heavy Maintenance
Queensland Bamaga Northern Peninsula Airport
Bedourie Bedourie Airport
Birdsville Birdsville Airport
Boulia Boulia Airport
Brisbane Brisbane Airport Base
Burketown Burketown Airport
Cairns Cairns Airport Base
Charleville Charleville Airport
Cunnamulla Cunnamulla Airport
Doomadgee Doomadgee Airport
Gold Coast Gold Coast Airport [73]
Hughenden Hughenden Airport
Julia Creek Julia Creek Airport
Karumba Karumba Airport
Longreach Longreach Airport
Mornington Island Mornington Island Airport
Mount Isa Mount Isa Airport
Normanton Normanton Airport
Quilpie Quilpie Airport
Roma Roma Airport [74]
Richmond Richmond Airport
St George St George Airport
Thargomindah Thargomindah Airport
Toowoomba Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport
Townsville Townsville Airport Base
Windorah Windorah Airport
Winton Winton Airport
South Australia Adelaide Adelaide Airport Base
Ceduna Ceduna Airport
Coober Pedy Coober Pedy Airport
Mount Gambier Mount Gambier Airport
Port Lincoln Port Lincoln Airport
Tasmania Burnie Burnie Airport
Devonport Devonport Airport [75]
Hobart Hobart Airport [69]
King Island King Island Airport
Victoria Melbourne Melbourne Airport Base
Mildura Mildura Airport
Western Australia Albany Albany Airport
Carnarvon Carnarvon Airport
Esperance Esperance Airport
Monkey Mia Shark Bay Airport
Perth Perth Airport Base

Fleet

Current fleet of Rex Airlines
Rex Airlines (VH-ZRI) Saab 340B at Wagga Wagga Airport.jpg
Saab 340B
Regional Express (VH-ZXQ) Saab 340B at Wagga Wagga Airport.jpg
Saab 340B+WT

Current fleet

As of July 2024, Rex Airlines operates the following aircraft: [76]

Rex Airlines fleet
AircraftIn
service		OrdersPassengers
Notes
JY
Total
Saab 340 57——303023 aircraft parked [77]
3333
3434
3636
Total57—

Former fleet

Rex Boeing 737-800 at Canberra Airport. Rex Airlines (VH-RQC) Boeing 737-8FE(WL) landing at Canberra Airport (6).jpg
Rex Boeing 737-800 at Canberra Airport.
Rex Fairchild Metro 23 at Sydney Airport in 2003. Fairchild SA-227DC Metro 23, REX - Regional Express AN0397940.jpg
Rex Fairchild Metro 23 at Sydney Airport in 2003.

Rex Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

Rex Air former fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Boeing 737-800 102020 [78] 2024Grounded due to administration.
Fairchild Metro 23 720022006Inherited from Kendell Airlines.

Fleet development

Rex operates the world's largest fleet of Saab 340 aircraft. [79] The delivery of 25 ex-American Eagle Airlines Saab 340B Plus aircraft started in mid-2007 and enabled the expansion of services and the phase-out of the airline's Saab 340As, and some older B models. The 340B Plus has a quieter and more comfortable interior.

In July 2008 the company announced that all of its 340As would be phased out; however one rejoined the fleet in July 2015 after a 7-year stint with Rex's subsidiary airline Pel-Air and remains in service as of January 2020. [80] [81] [82]

The airline also previously operated some Fairchild Metro 23 aircraft seating 19 passengers, but the aircraft were later phased out.

The airline operated an all-Saab 340 fleet with three variants of the type until December of 2020, [82] when the airline commenced jet aircraft operations following the delivery of its first Boeing 737-800.

Incidents and accidents

Flight school

Australian Airline Pilot Academy hangar at Wagga Wagga Airport Australian Airline Pilot Academy.jpg
Australian Airline Pilot Academy hangar at Wagga Wagga Airport
Australian Airline Pilot Academy Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III at Wagga Wagga Australian Airline Pilot Academy (VH-XEJ) Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior III taxiing Wagga Wagga Airport.jpg
Australian Airline Pilot Academy Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III at Wagga Wagga
Retired Rex Saab 340B at the Australian Airline Pilot Academy, Wagga Wagga Regional Express Saab 340 aircraft at AAPA.jpg
Retired Rex Saab 340B at the Australian Airline Pilot Academy, Wagga Wagga

In November 2007, Regional Express Airlines and Mangalore Airport Pty Limited created a joint venture pilot academy called the Civil Aviation Training Academy, based at Mangalore Airport in Victoria. [93] In April 2008, Regional Express Airlines fully acquired the Civil Aviation Training Academy and it was renamed to Australian Airline Pilot Academy. [94]

On 18 February 2009, Regional Express Airlines announced that the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) would be relocated from Mangalore Airport to Wagga Wagga Airport in partnership with the City of Wagga Wagga starting in April 2009. [95] [96]

On 27 May 2010, the AAPA campus at Wagga Wagga Airport was officially opened by Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese. [97]

On 19 November 2019, AAPA purchased ST Aerospace Academy Australia at Ballarat Airport in Victoria, taking it over as a second campus. [98]

In addition to training aircraft, the flight school has five flight simulators, including a full motion Saab 340 simulator. There is also one retired Saab 340B at Wagga Wagga used as a training aid.

On 3 November 2024, it was confirmed that AAPA was up for sale after Rex Airlines went into administration in July 2024. It was reported that there was interest from over 40 parties based both domestically and internationally. [54]

Training fleet

As of December 2021, the Australian Airline Pilot Academy operates the following aircraft: [99]

Australian Airline Pilot Academy
AircraftIn
service		Location
Cessna 152 1Ballarat
Cessna 172S 14Ballarat
Piper PA-28 Warrior 16Wagga Wagga
Piper PA-44 Seminole 10Ballarat and Wagga Wagga
Beechcraft King Air C90GTi 1Ballarat
Beechcraft Super King Air B200 1Wagga Wagga

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