Rex Airlines to become government-owned airline

Australian Government considering state ownership of struggling Rex Airlines
The Australian Government is reported to be considering state ownership of struggling Rex Airlines as the small airline fights to survive.
Regional Express to become government-owned airline if administrators fail to find buyer
The federal government says it is prepared to acquire Regional Express if administrators are unable to find a buyer for the collapsed airline in an upcoming sales process.
Federal government to consider purchasing Rex Airlines
The federal government left open an option to own and operate regional aircraft Rex Airlines if no successful private bidder is found.
ATIA: Federal government should be buyer-of-last-resort for Rex Airlines
ATIA opines that the Federal Government should be the buyer-of-last-resort for Rex Airlines and give way to private buyers.
Australia open to acquiring collapsed regional airline Rex
The Australian government said on Wednesday it was open to acquiring collapsed airline Regional Express Holdings to ensure its regional services continue, in what would be the first state ownership of a carrier in the country in three decades.
Australia’s Government Prepared to Take Over Failed Airline Rex
The Australian government is prepared to buy failed domestic airline Rex in what would be a potentially major intervention by the state to maintain domestic airline competition months before an election.
‘A bridge too far’: Rex Airlines to become government-owned airline if no buyer is found
Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume has expressed concerns over the Albanese government’s potential acquisition of Rex Airlines if administrators fail to find a suitor for the embattled carrier.
Albanese government looking to acquire Rex Airlines if buyer can’t be found
The Albanese government will on Wednesday announce it is willing, as a last resort, to purchase the collapsed Rex Airlines, in its latest bid to prop up aviation services to regional and remote areas.
Planes, phones and a bank: What Australians used to own
The potential sale of Rex Airlines to the federal government has been described as a "special case" in order to service rural ...
Labor purchasing Rex will 'distort competition', mean taxpayers 'take on a lot of risk', aviation expert Rico Merkert warns
Labor nationalising Rex “is not a good idea” that would “distort competition”, “remove market forces” and result in the government and the taxpayer “taking on a lot of risk”, an aviation expert has ...
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The Write Direction: The wreckage of Rex
ALL regional and rural residents of Australia must be feeling the sadness of what is happening to REX airline, now under ...
Don’t waste cash on Rex bailout, regional carriers warn Labor
Rival regional carriers say they can service key routes if Rex collapses, as the Coalition slammed Labor’s bailout plan as a ...
How much Rex subsidies costs the Queensland Government
Regional leaders reliant on million dollar state government subsidised routes to their communities believe nationalising Rex ...