REX to transition to ATRs, start domestic jet ops
Why does anybody think they will fail, they are run by some pretty switched on people, and like Mr Sharp said they have not made a loss since 2003, how many other airlines in Oz can say that...........crickets
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Well it helps when you operate on either Government subsidised routes or government protected monopoly routes without competition. Of course they haven't made a loss. They have no competition.
nah "we can't pick winners and losers " says our PM
Mr Sharp said they have not made a loss since 2003,
especially since one out of every ten flights in Australia was already a Rex flight
Well it helps when you operate on either Government subsidised routes or government protected monopoly routes without competition. Of course they haven't made a loss. They have no competition.
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Rex is certainly onto a winner hear. Bains V2 deal, is not set in stone yet & could still fall over.
Rex can provide plenty of pax, from their regional routes & QF/V2 could give them pax as well (how many places does Rex fly to that no one else does ?)
One of the losers could be regional routes like to Qld ports. Qld govt might have to seduce Alliance to fly at all hours to CNS, TSV etc. Can see some back of clock flying.
Rex can provide plenty of pax, from their regional routes & QF/V2 could give them pax as well (how many places does Rex fly to that no one else does ?)
One of the losers could be regional routes like to Qld ports. Qld govt might have to seduce Alliance to fly at all hours to CNS, TSV etc. Can see some back of clock flying.
Wow what a bunch of negative nellies, I would have thought everybody would have cheered them on in the hope they did good otherwise there is going to be a whole heap more people competing for your jobs.
The funding is seen as a ‘last resort’ option when a range of other strategies to manage an airline’s position have been undertaken.
My guess is they would try to somehow have some spilt between the two so that if it fails it doesn't drag the regional side down with it, otherwise it's a hefty gamble.
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What will $30 mil get you? Not much. In 2005 it took roughly $70 million to set up OzJet with 4 737-200s, and that lasted 3 months. And there was no downturn in the market then.
Tiger has screwed enough people over in the last 13 years. Just be done with the bloody thing and call it a day.
How it has even got this far is beyond me. A senior executive from Singapore told me 10
years ago he is closing it because it’s never going to work. I didn’t argue with him. He was sacked for plotting the idea. FFS kill it off.
How it has even got this far is beyond me. A senior executive from Singapore told me 10
years ago he is closing it because it’s never going to work. I didn’t argue with him. He was sacked for plotting the idea. FFS kill it off.
They won’t get A320s. Jetstar pinch enough of rex crews let alone supplying their needs with an Airbus rating included.
They will focus more on in house progression. They won’t hire a whole wave of ex type rated unionists. They should lose less Pilots to Jetstar this way also using their own with big shiny big jet rating on the horizon.
They will focus more on in house progression. They won’t hire a whole wave of ex type rated unionists. They should lose less Pilots to Jetstar this way also using their own with big shiny big jet rating on the horizon.
Stored aircraft cost money to be kept parked and airworthy. All liability, no asset.
Any savvy operator with reasonable credibility could offer a leasing company a dollar per airframe per month plus costs of maintenance and right now it would likely be accepted.
Crewi costs will be cheaper than they have been for several years.
Any savvy operator with reasonable credibility could offer a leasing company a dollar per airframe per month plus costs of maintenance and right now it would likely be accepted.
Crewi costs will be cheaper than they have been for several years.
I’m probably biased but EJets would make perfect sense. Plenty of experienced personnel and a great regional/domestic jet that would feel right at home on most of the existing network. A really nice aircraft.
