I stand by what I have said earlier
REX is morphing into mainline jet ops with regional feed and bit by bit eliminating low volume or non feeder regional routes
The las SAAB they bought was July 22 likely for parts as it's been stored at Wagga since delivery and in July this year they sold a SAAB to Chathams so I don't think the amount of SAABs available is a concern to them
Also they have just secured their 10th 738 due November
So a bunch or old SAABs parked for parts should come as no surprise as they scale back regional and strip down old frames to keep the remainder running until replacement just like QQ with their F100s
They are more valuable for parts than to sell off
In time the SAABs will be replaced with 10-15yo Q400s which will be right sized for their remaining routes, think Coffs, Port, Wagga, Dubbo
Frequencies will drop back on most regional routes, but that just puts them in the same boat as QF with some being cut and picked up by the likes of Pelican