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In a rather turbulant year for aviation, the regional airline Rex has scooped the top award of Airline of the Year at the Australian Aviation Awards 2022.
Rex is Australia’s largest independent regional and domestic airline operating a fleet of 61 Saab 340 and seven Boeing 737-800NG aircraft to 58 destinations throughout all states in Australia. In addition to the airline Rex, the Rex Group comprises wholly owned subsidiaries Pel-Air Aviation (air freight, aeromedical and charter operator) and the two pilot academies, Australian Airline Pilot Academy in Wagga Wagga and Ballarat,
Neville Howell, Rex Chief Operating Officer said: "We are honoured and grateful to win Airline of the Year at the Australian Aviation Awards 2022.
We are indebted to all the exceptional baggage handlers, great flight crew, fantastic airport staff, the most magnificent people in admin and everyone at Rex that has helped us through these difficult last two years. Rex celebrated our 20th Anniversary this month and this award is very fitting and is a great toast for such a memorable occasion."
On Tuesday of this week Rex took delivery of another Boeing 737-800NG, further bolstering the airline’s jet fleet and ready to be deployed on its domestic network.
The aircraft, registered VH-MFM, arrived in Brisbane during the evening after a from Montpellier in France, adorned in the distinctive Rex livery. Prior to being painted, the aircraft underwent a scheduled heavy maintenance check at an engineering facility at Montpellier.
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Deputy Chairman, the Hon John Sharp AM, said. "Our seventh aircraft allows us to meet the ever-increasing demand for Rex’s services given the shocking reliability on both Qantas and Virgin Australia.
Demand for Rex flights is so great that we are urgently looking for another two Boeing 737-800NGs which we hope to deploy by Q2 - Q3 of this Financial Year."