Aviation
Rex reaffirms commitment to COVID-19 refunds
Unlike some other airlines that are making it difficult to get a refund during the pandemic, Rex has got its passengers’ backs.
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ASIC places restrictions on Rex, as airline gets green light from CASA for domestic flights
by Huntley Mitchell
Despite ASIC’s decision, Rex says it “maintains a different view” from the corporate regulator on its disclosure of the airline’s domestic plans.
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Virgin Australia’s former sales boss resurfaces at Rex
Ever wondered where all those Virgin execs who quietly left the airline earlier this year are now? Well, we’ve tracked down one of them.
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Rex shows off new aircraft livery, as Sydney-Melbourne flights go on sale
The airline’s capital city assault is gathering steam, with some fresh aircraft decals and cheap fares set to send a shiver down the spines of Qantas and Virgin execs.
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Rex seals $150m funding deal for launch of capital city operations
The regional airline is one step closer to being a fully-fledged domestic airline, thanks to the generosity of an Asian investment firm.
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Rex signs letters of intent on six leased 737s for domestic routes
Rex’s ambitions of becoming a domestic route competitor to Qantas and Virgin are becoming a reality. Next step: a team song.
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Aviation Wrap: Rex in line for $150m of funding, Velocity’s ‘Double Points’ campaign + MORE
We can’t promise this week’s Aviation Wrap is all good news, but at least Rex shareholders and Velocity Frequent Flyers have something to cheer about.
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Regional flying to return to normalcy within two years, says Rex chairman
by Huntley Mitchell
Rex is banking on a much swifter return of regional flying than domestic or international, which isn’t exactly surprising given Australia’s current border situation.
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Aviation Wrap: Rex expands across WA, Delta extends middle-seat blocks + MORE
Proving we don’t just favour news from Australian carriers, this week’s Aviation Wrap has plenty of updates from airlines all over the globe.
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Rex allowed to continue coordinating regional flights with Qantas and Virgin
Neville Howell, Alan Joyce and Paul Scurrah have been emailing each other high five GIFs today after receiving this pleasing bit of news.
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Qantas hits back at allegations of “predatory behaviour” with Sydney-Orange route
by Christian Fleetwood
A war of words has taken off between Qantas and Rex. Read all about the verbal tit for tat here.
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Rex gets serious about challenging Qantas and Virgin on Australia’s ‘Golden Triangle’
After recently revealing its intention to expand its services to include capital cities, Rex is getting ready to enter the big league.