Originally Posted by
ozbiggles
Keep your shirt on
Im saying as part of the covid deal they should have been told to come up with a business plan for regional including the SAAB replacement plan for the long term benefit of regional aviation. If they want to pay for my time at consult rates I will find something.
For free I will chuck in cranking up the Nomad production line or brand new Australian design….if the government wants to chuck in a bucket load of their….I mean taxpayer money. (Warning, trace elements of sarcasm may be contained).
For real, I suspect it would be scrapping together ATRs and going in with other airlines to persuade companies there is a market for a new regional turbo prop in that range or at least an update.
Prior to Project Mother at the start of COVID, Rex signed an MOU with ATR for replacement of the Saab fleet on a 2:1 basis. The MOU also included a sim centre in Sydney with ATR sourcing buyers for the Saabs they were taking from Rex. Needless to say Rex walked away from the MOU once the 73 was tabled and left ATR hanging. I suspect ATR will not welcome them back with open arms considering the order book is full for some time and most second life machines are spoken for.
Theres a lot of great people at Rex on the frontline, I hope you all either maintain employment on the Saab or quickly find an alternative if you're on the 73.