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Regional Saab 340 flights are currently unaffected and will continue to operate, while subsidiaries Pel-Air Air Ambulance Services and Australian Airline Pilot Academy also remain outside of administration and under the control of their respective directors.
In a press release, Sharp, which operates 23 Metroliner turboprop aircraft servicing five states, said the government should offer support to Rex, but “only on routes that Rex is the sole operator”.
Australian Aviation has verified that domestic bookings past 30 July appear to be unavailable, while tickets for regional flights served by the airline’s Saab 340 fleet are still on sale. The Australian Financial Review has reported Ernst & Young (EY) is likely to be appointed as an administrator.
Speaking to ABC News Breakfast on Tuesday, Transport Minister Catherine King said she is ready to “see whether there’s any assistance or anything the Government needs to do” to help Rex, but did not go into detail.
Lawyers for the big four accounting firm, which The Australian reported over the weekend had been called in to examine the airline’s finances, said in a letter seen by The Australian Financial Review that Deloitte would not accept any potential appointment as voluntary administrator.
The woman reportedly collapsed on board VA308 from Brisbane to Melbourne at around 9:30am, with medical experts administering CPR in-flight.
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