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Rex administrators blame pilot and parts shortage

Administrators to beleaguered regional airline Rex have found a pair of factors contributed to its insolvency above its botched entry to capital city markets.

AAP · Nov 4, 2025

Albanese government looking to acquire Rex Airlines if buyer can’t be found

The Albanese government will on Wednesday announce it is willing, as a last resort, to purchase the collapsed Rex Airlines, in its latest bid to prop up aviation services to regional and remote areas.

The Conversation · Feb 11, 2025

Lift-off for new Rex sale after $50m taxpayer lifeline

Taxpayers will fork out a $50 million debt lifeline to Rex, with the federal government stepping in for a second bid to sell the embattled airline.

AAP · Jan 22, 2025

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Beer, petrol and student loans: Nats sharpen poll pitch

Relief for Australians struggling with cost of living and cutting red tape for farmers have dominated a policy discussion within a National Party conference.

AAP · Sep 13, 2024

Flights guaranteed for regional Rex Airlines customers

The federal government has guaranteed bookings on Rex Airlines as it goes through the administration process, as sacked workers call for their entitlements.

AAP · Aug 15, 2024

Australia’s airline duopoly won’t keep planes in regional skies

Anti-competitive behaviour has crept into so many of our essential services, including country airports, but there’s still plenty of flying to be done. Sic ’em, Rex

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024

If Australia had an aviation ombudsman, passengers could get compensation for cancelled flights

The financial difficulties of Rex Airlines, coming so soon after the bankruptcy of Bonza, have brought into sharp focus one of the federal government’s key priorities for aviation: enhancing passenger rights.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2024

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Letters: 'He has always kept the ratepayers informed'.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 4, 2024

What is ‘slot hoarding’ – and is it locking out regional airlines like Rex?

It’s been a depressing year for regional aviation. Rex Airlines has just become the second Australian airline to go into voluntary administration this year, after Bonza’s collapse in April.

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2024

'It's everything': rural Australians fear Rex's fate

Rural Australians who rely on Rex for health, education, mail and groceries fear for their future as the regional airline entered voluntary administration.

AAP · Jul 31, 2024

Melbourne legionnaires’ disease outbreak grows – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024

Doubt over Rex Canberra-Melbourne service as airline collapses

Virgin promises to take passengers already booked on Rex flights.

The Canberra Times · Jul 30, 2024

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

A taxpayer-funded lifeline for Rex Airlines looks increasingly likely as the Albanese government highlights the carrier's "absolutely vital" regional presence.

AAP · Jul 30, 2024

Rex Airlines’ future up in the air amid questions about viability of small airlines in Australia

Winter is always a tough time to be an airline in Australia.

The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024

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AAP · Jul 29, 2024

Airline's future up in the air as shares frozen

Rex Airlines has halted trade of its shares following a turbulent period in the boardroom amid rumours consultants were called in to engineer a smooth landing.

AAP · Sep 22, 2023

Rex cuts flights, blaming rivals 'pillaging' pilots

Regional carrier Rex Airlines is blaming Qantas and other competitors for "pillaging" pilots as it further reduces flights between country towns and the cities.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2023

Rex Airlines warns of $35m loss due to ‘supply chain shocks’

Company says it has been forced to make significant reductions to its flight schedule in recent months

ABC News · May 21, 2023

Calls to make airport charges fairer after Rex cancels Whyalla to Adelaide flights

There are calls for the federal government to make security funding for country airports more equitable after Rex Airlines cancelled its service in a regional South Australian city.

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ABC News · May 18, 2023

Rex Airlines slams Whyalla City Council, cancels regional centre's flights to Adelaide

The regional carrier says the council is trying to force it into paying a security charge it cannot afford. Whyalla City Council says the federal government must continue to subsidise that cost.

ABC News · May 17, 2023

Plane failed to take off due to parking brake not being fully released, safety report finds

An investigation finds the parking handle brake on a plane leaving from Flinders Island runway last November had not been completely returned to a panel, causing the pilot to "call failure" and stop the take off.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Regional WA residents back calls for airline crackdown as flight cancellations, delays skyrocket

WA residents back calls for mandatory compensation for delayed and cancelled flights.

ABC News · May 1, 2023

Rex Airlines cuts multiple regional flight routes across Australia, businesses, community set to suffer: MP

Thousands of people living in remote and regional Australia are feeling even more isolated as Rex Airlines reduces some of its flights from today.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

Rex Airlines cuts regional flights blaming pilot, engineer and parts shortages

A company spokesperson says the changes are "minor," but remote communities affected by the cuts say they will have a "compounding effect" on education, health and culture.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023

Rex airline operations in WA 'not up to standard communities expect', senior manager says

The airline says skilled labour shortages, supply chain issues, and the highest pilot attrition rate since the global financial crisis are to blame for recent cancellations and delays in Western Australia.

The New Daily · Feb 14, 2023

Rex Airlines adds two new Boeing jets to its domestic fleet

Regional Express (Rex Airlines) on Tuesday announced that it has committed to leasing two new 737-800 NG jets from global aerospace company and manufacturer Boeing.

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