Tag: rex
Leader pleads for airline support
GRANT District Mayor Richard Sage has made a desperate plea for government officials to keep Regional Express (Rex) in the air amid the decimation...
Air travel takes off
PASSENGER numbers at Mount Gambier Regional Airport have continued to soar with new figures showing a significant jump in patronage.
The news comes as construction...
Regional Express backs safety culture as former engineer’s complaint surfaces
REGIONAL Express Airlines (Rex) has continued to back its safety culture, despite allegations which surfaced from a former engineer's complaint to the Civil Aviation...
Regional Express assures airline safety as bureau gathers information
REGIONAL Express Airlines (Rex) has doubled down on reaffirming the safety of its fleet of SAAB 340 aircraft, despite the activation of emergency protocols...
Passenger confusion during mid-air ‘scare’
A PENOLA man has told of the confusion on-board the Regional Express Airlines flight after its crew revealed the Mount Gambier-bound plane had suffered...
‘Alarmist’ airline security claims rejected
REGIONAL Express (Rex) has struck out at Senator Rex Patrick's "alarmist comments" on new airport security measures, shooting down claims that proposed changes would...
Mid-air ‘scare’ leads to emergency landing
A PASSENGER who was on a Regional Express Airlines (REX) flight, which had to make an emergency landing at the Mount Gambier Airport this...
Elected members support Rex cheaper airfare proposal
A PROPOSED community scheme to sweep in cheaper airfares at Mount Gambier Airport is likely to get off the ground following Grant District Council...
Community fare ‘up in air’
GRANT District Council is yet to make a decision regarding whether it will commit to a five-year "community fare" deal with a regional airline...
OPINION: Councillors urged to look at bigger airport picture
REX has written another open letter to its customers.
Blaming a global pilot shortage for its woes, Rex claims it will redouble efforts to employ...
Major airlines accused of poaching regional pilots
A REGIONAL aviation carrier has accused two national airline giants of “rapacious plundering” of its pilot pool, which it says is causing disruptions to...
OPINION: Airport upgrade will boost local economy
TWO questions loom large following this week’s Federal Government $3.5m contribution to provide major upgrading of the Mount Gambier Airport.
Firstly, what will be the...