REX to transition to ATRs, start domestic jet ops

[jrfsp]

Originally Posted by wheels_down

Adelaide and the Gold Coast has always been the most active when it came to incentivizing carriers to come.

Canberra, Cairns, Hobart will probably appear soon.

Id expect a deal to run to Darwin for the peak season.

I would have thought MCY or CNS would be popular over the winter period.

Possibly PER if it was operated as a Red eye to maximize utilization without taking away from daytime use - in the same way tiger used to.

[Paragraph377]

Originally Posted by minigundiplomat

Neville Howell and Paul Fischer were paid base salaries of $232K and $205K respectively. Mr Howell's total renumeration figure was $312K whilst most of the executive team were paid total packages well over $200K.

I'm not Mr Sharp knows the company issue annual reports on their website.

But then again maths hasn't been his strong suit; I seem to recall some errors in his expense claims.

Correct. Most packages for the 2020 financial year averaged between $250k - $290k. Strange that Mr Sharp doesn’t know such important information. But then again, the ‘expert’ did sign off on a 737 expansion based on assumptions rather than a business plan. Sharp himself has around 275,000 shares and earns around $125k per year pocket money for his part-time position. Not a bad little earner when he is on various other Boards and advisory panels, receives a generous parliamentary pension and has other investments. Oink oink he certainly has his snout in a few troughs.

And I love it how he left Politics ‘dishonourably’ over a rort, yet he was awarded an AM a few years later! As George Carlin said; “Its a big club, and you ain’t in it”.

[Ladloy]

Wait until you see the shares up for grabs for the directors.

[Deano969]

Anyone know if REX are getting good loads on their 737s?

[Bull_Shark]

Rex being quite up front now about wanting cities to show an "expression of interest" aka $$$ for being next on its Boeing 737 list. BNE still a front runner you'd think, can't see PER being part of this, and not HOB given the mid-year timing.

You’ve got to laugh!

This is a perfect example of Rex swimming in a bigger pond than it’s used to.

What Rex are used to is bullying and intimidating small regional councils on their airport and passenger fees while threatening to pull their monopoly services if they don’t get what they want.

Brisbane and other large airports couldn’t give a f$ck about offering Rex any better incentives to have the glorious privilege of their country hospitality.

Once again the losers in all of this will be the country towns, regional passengers and Saab crews..

[On eyre]

Originally Posted by Bull_Shark

You’ve got to laugh!

This is a perfect example of Rex swimming in a bigger pond than it’s used to.

What Rex are used to is bullying and intimidating small regional councils on their airport and passenger fees while threatening to pull their monopoly services if they don’t get what they want.

Brisbane and other large airports couldn’t give a f$ck about offering Rex any better incentives to have the glorious privilege of their country hospitality.

Once again the losers in all of this will be the country towns, regional passengers and Saab crews..

What he said - spot on 👍

[Paragraph377]

Originally Posted by On eyre

What he said - spot on 👍

The ACCC has just ruled that REX has no cause for complaint and their argument against Qantas has been dismissed. Gold! Now standby and wait for king of the crybabies, John not-so-Sharp and Mr Lim to come out whinging, moaning, crying, sooking, and crying some more about the ‘unfair playing field’.

Oh well John, as your mates in Canberra have stated; ‘we are living in unprecedented times’. I guess that applies to REX also. 😂

[Agent_86]

REX commence MEL/OOL 29MAR21

[MickG0105]

Originally Posted by Agent_86

REX commence MEL/OOL 29MAR21

1 April if their booking engine is anything to go by.

[430W]

See where another of Mr. Sharps ventures was in the channel 9 news last week. Conair.. great name but suppose any publicity is good publicity.

[wheels_down]

What’s the legal status on Rex using Virgin’s interior?

I mean the Economy X plastered on the headrest, purple divider, red/purple/grey Virgin headrest palette. The cabin is basically a brand, so Virgin could essentially register design rights to its product leaving Rex up the ****, as I doubt they have the ability to change the cabin overnight.

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

Rex got the Business headrests reupholstered with a Rex emblem.
Photos in this story
https://www.executivetraveller.com/r...business-class

[PoppaJo]

Interesting point. The cabin down the back is most certainly unique Virgin. I’m not sure if airline cabins can be product trademarked however it is a ‘product’ I guess so if they wanted to play games they probably could.

[hoss58]

I can't see VA spending any money on litigation for the sake of a handful of air frames for an airline that may or may not go the distance (with jets).

And at the end of the day that's the way they were handed back to the owners/lessors through administration. I'd be surprised If they had a leg to stand on.

Cheers Hoss58

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

An "R" in front with a texta will fix that. REconomyX....a new price point!

[1A_Please]

Originally Posted by hoss58

I can't see VA spending any money on litigation for the sake of a handful of air frames for an airline that may or may not go the distance (with jets).

And at the end of the day that's the way they were handed back to the owners/lessors through administration. I'd be surprised If they had a leg to stand on.

Cheers Hoss58

The lessors are probably not too keen for REX to modify the cabins too much. If ZL hits the wall, which is as likely as not, they may try remarketing these birds back to VA and they'd probably throw in the exterior paint job to sweeten the deal.

[Global Aviator]

Originally Posted by Traffic_Is_Er_Was

An "R" in front with a texta will fix that. REconomyX....a new price point!

You watch someone wizzkid in marketing claim your idea!

[hoss58]

Originally Posted by 1A_Please

The lessors are probably not too keen for REX to modify the cabins too much. If ZL hits the wall, which is as likely as not, they may try remarketing these birds back to VA and they'd probably throw in the exterior paint job to sweeten the deal.

I suspect you are correct

[MELKBQF]

Rex Airlines has made a surprise decision to keep open five routes into key regional Australian hubs which had been earmarked for closure in just one week.
The regional carrier announced today it had been able to save five routes - at least for now - following an "unexpected decision" by the Federal Government to continue the Regional Aviation Network Support program until end September 2021.
Four of the routes were flights in and out of Sydney from Bathurst, Cooma, Lismore and Grafton. Adelaide - Kangaroo Island was the fifth route to stave off closure.Rex Airlines has begun flying on Australia's busiest route - Melbourne to Sydney - for the first time. (Supplied)READ MORE: Rex blasts Qantas' regional routes as 'aggressive predatory moves'
From April, Rex will also start new services including between Sydney and NSW destinations Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.
Rex is Australia's largest independent regional and domestic airline, operating flights to 61 destinations throughout all states in Australia.
It is unclear whether the five routes thrown a lifeline today will remain open beyond September this year.

[Bull_Shark]

Rex airlines made the surprise decision...

..it had been able to save five routes...

..at least for now...

Those regional councils will be so thankful now!

You can’t make this stuff up 😅