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REX to transition to ATRs, start domestic jet ops

Old 27th Jul 2022, 07:42
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I wouldn’t be surprised if Link pickup more QLD routes and look at bringing in some cheap SAAB 2000s
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Old 27th Jul 2022, 08:27
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Need 3 airlines in this country
QL, Link, JQ (budget arm of QF nothing more)
VA, VAR / Link / Alliance (regionals)
REX mainline and regional, they ain't going away..... Just had a couple of wins over Link in Wagga and Mt Gambier
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Old 27th Jul 2022, 09:36
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Originally Posted by Deano969
Need 3 airlines in this country
QL, Link, JQ (budget arm of QF nothing more)
VA, VAR / Link / Alliance (regionals)
REX mainline and regional, they ain't going away..... Just had a couple of wins over Link in Wagga and Mt Gambier
Rex and Qlink won't have any crew soon enough.
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Old 29th May 2023, 03:11
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Newest route: Adelaide to Sydney!

REX announces Sydney - Adelaide flights.

The new Adelaide-Sydney route is made possible by the imminent arrival of two additional aircraft which will increase Rex’s domestic fleet to nine Boeing 737-800NGs
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Old 29th May 2023, 04:07
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The two incoming 737 aircraft for REX are leased directly from Singapore Airlines.
9V-MGA and MGB were originally delivered to SilkAir before being painted into SQ colours (after SilkAir was merged into SQ mainline).
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Old 29th May 2023, 04:53
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Next route ?
ADL PER
ADL BNE
More Triangle
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Old 29th May 2023, 06:58
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Originally Posted by Deano969
Next route ?
ADL PER
ADL BNE
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which routes will they cut due to insufficient staff?
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Old 29th May 2023, 10:21
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Originally Posted by Deano969
Next route ?
ADL PER
ADL BNE
More Triangle
ADL - SYD announced today.
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Old 29th May 2023, 11:51
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I saw in another forum a very interesting question about Rex. The poster asked if Rex actually grows markets or simply cannibalises existing markets in relation to Rex introducing their jet services on Capital City routes.
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Old 29th May 2023, 23:22
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Their heart is not really on the country is it. Cutting regional routes to bolster city pairings.
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Old 30th May 2023, 00:01
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Originally Posted by Ken Borough
I saw in another forum a very interesting question about Rex. The poster asked if Rex actually grows markets or simply cannibalises existing markets in relation to Rex introducing their jet services on Capital City routes.
Demand grows markets, supply adjusts to meet demand. Domestic demand has skyrocketed over the last decades and continues to grow- is there a reason only two operators are allowed to benefit from that growth? Do they have an inalienable right to the business they have, or is competition a thing?
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Old 30th May 2023, 02:28
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Domestic demand has been fairly flat for the last decade. 58-61m passengers domestically each year, and it hasn’t really moved since 2013.

2008-2013 the market had large gains with the introduction of Tiger Airways and Jetstar growing its local fleet, alongside the Virgin/Qantas capacity war.

Rex has likely picked up some of the Tiger share. Otherwise everyone is just talking traffic of each other. Remains to be seen where the numbers sit today and the coming years, obviously a whole heap of demand at the moment, will be interesting to see how far north of 60m passengers we currently sit at.
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Old 30th May 2023, 02:32
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I saw in another forum a very interesting question about Rex. The poster asked if Rex actually grows markets or simply cannibalises existing markets in relation to Rex introducing their jet services on Capital City routes.
Cannibalism was used in regard to Jetstar, QLink and such eating away at it's own company market share from the mother company on a lower cost base as an industrial device/wedge. Not sure how Rex is eating into it's own market share when it only has itself and no subsidiaries in each of it's markets. I think the correct term would be that Rex is relying on taking over existing market share rather than generating it's own, which is correct to a point for every airline that enters into competition rather than creating new routes. They would definitely be taking back some on carriage of regional passengers that connect from the country and possibly getting new custom from others that wanted connections but only had other options.

Sounds more like somebody trying to flip the QF issues onto Rex.

As opposed to Bonza who is taking a gamble on the smaller markets to try and generate new markets, Rex is competing in what is a competitive but established market that is subject to customers who are willing to try other products.
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Old 2nd Jun 2023, 08:35
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What’s the go with this pic doing the rounds re someone parking a van next to a then starting prop?
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Old 2nd Jun 2023, 21:02
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SHVC - how does Rex cancel regional routes to bolster city pairings? Do the SAAB guys on the regional routes just trot over into a 737 seat?
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Old 3rd Jun 2023, 07:57
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Originally Posted by Captn Rex Havack
SHVC - how does Rex cancel regional routes to bolster city pairings? Do the SAAB guys on the regional routes just trot over into a 737 seat?
Slots Maybe?
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Old 3rd Jun 2023, 09:07
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Originally Posted by Captn Rex Havack
SHVC - how does Rex cancel regional routes to bolster city pairings? Do the SAAB guys on the regional routes just trot over into a 737 seat?
I don’t know!

But, my comment was related to Rex cutting back regional routes on the SAAB but increasing the 737 operation. Not using the 73 on SAAB routes. Hence my comment their heart is not in the country anymore.
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Old 3rd Jun 2023, 10:24
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Originally Posted by KRUSTY 34
Slots Maybe?
Slots used by regional services are supposed to be ring-fenced at Sydney.
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Old 3rd Jun 2023, 20:45
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Regional slots have to maintain their regional status
Eg a SAAB CFS slot can be transferred to a 737 to CFS but not to a 737 to BNE
Interestingly if REX wanted to run a SAAB to BNE instead of CFS, they would not be permitted to transfer the slot

If REX wanted to get creative
They could run
SYD-CFS-BNE on a 737 using a regional slot
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Old 4th Jun 2023, 04:42
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Bring on Perth!

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ADL - SYD announced today.
If Rex adds Perth, even thru Adelaide, we will fly it. Because then business class will be competitive.
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