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Despite its new focus on ACMI services, the airline says its regular passenger transport flights are here to stay, having recently taken over the Lord Howe Island route from QantasLink.
Scurrah, who led Australia’s second-largest airline group from 2019 until his resignation in 2020 following its COVID-19-induced collapse into voluntary administration, will take the helm at Fiji’s national carrier on 1 November as current CEO Andre Viljoen steps down.
Speaking to media after the announcement this week of the airline’s sale to US-based aviation group Air T, the transport minister said she “didn't think Rex would be flying today” had the government not stepped in to shore it up, including buying the lion’s share of its debt and guaranteeing its operations.
The low-cost carrier cancelled just 1 per cent of flights last month according to the latest BITRE data, beaten only by regional carriers Hinterland at 0.2 per cent, and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, which cancelled no flights at all.
Airlines for Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Airports Association have congratulated administrator EY Australia and the federal government for the pending sale of Rex to American firm Air T, which will end a lengthy voluntary administration period.
The American company, which was confirmed on Tuesday night to be buying Rex, expects to close the acquisition by year’s end pending creditor and other approvals, and has entered into an agreement with the Australian government to restructure the airline’s financing arrangements.
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