Rex signs lease for more Boeing 737 aircraft

Rex signs lease for more Boeing 737 aircraft

Rex has signed a lease for an additional two aircraft.

The airline currently operates seven 737-800NGs and the additional two aircraft will take its 737 fleet to nine, bolstering its domestic network and expansion plans.

The aircraft has previously flown for SilkAir and Singapore Airlines.

Rex anticipates the new additions to be in country by the end of July and mid-September respectively, with the first of the arrivals entering service in mid-August.

Rex’s next 737 in Singapore completing its final checks.

Rex will begin daily flights between Melbourne and Hobart on 17 August, seven weeks after it began flying between Sydney and Adelaide.

The arrival of these new aircraft is yet another step in fulfilling our ambition to fly to, and between, every capital city in Australia,” Rex Deputy Chairman, the Hon. John Sharp AM,
said.

Mr Sharp also revealed Rex may add two more 737-800NGs to its fleet before the end of the current financial year.

“We believe it’s best to grow in a measured way, ensuring capacity meets demand. But we also need to be flexible as aviation is a dynamic industry where the only constant is change,”
he said.

“Rex currently has flights to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra, as well to the Gold Coast and we invite expressions of interest from other cities who want a share of
Rex’s trademark reliability and country hospitality at affordable fares.”

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