Rex takes fight to Qantas and Virgin [Jets for REX?]

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by James Smith

It'll be interesting to see if any of the new QANTAS fleet is named after Alan Joyce. Joyce Drive at Mascot as not named after him but Alderman Frank Joyce.

He will be lucky to get the wastewater truck named after him

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Stirling D

VH-8JS John Sharp? Added to the register 20/9.

Interesting to see if the a/c is named when it arrives ?

We await 8ZL.

[Rowan McKeever]

Originally Posted by MarkR

He will be lucky to get the wastewater truck named after him

Maybe he'll get a toilet service truck named after him...

[lloyd fox]

Showing on Flightaware as RXA 9967 into BNE tonight from SIN.ETA 2132 hrs.

[Dylan Hardie]

Originally Posted by James Smith

Do you know whether 8ZL will be an ex-Silkair B738, Dylan?

From what I’ve been told 9V-MGM will be number 10

[MarkR]

Meanwhile they are cutting back a vast number of country services ex Sydney due to a lack of pilots:

In a statement to the media, Rex said services would be reduced on the following NSW routes until March 31, 2024.

Sydney-Albury
Sydney-Coffs Harbour
Sydney-Griffith
Sydney-Narrandera
Sydney-Orange
Sydney-Parkes
Sydney-Port Macquarie
Rex will also suspend services between Sydney and Armidale until March next year, and withdraw from the Cairns-Bamaga route in Far North Queensland.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-...m_content=link

[Dylan Hardie]

Originally Posted by Dylan Hardie

From what I’ve been told 9V-MGM will be number 10

Edit that. 9V-MGM will be number 11 technically with number 10 now coming from a company in the USA that fell through.

Rumours RQG is also due to leave at the end of the lease making them back to 10

[Dylan Hardie]

RQC off to the Philippines on the 14th October for a C check via CNS

[Greg Hyde]

8JS entered service this morning with ZL367, Brisbane to Sydney

[Greg Hyde]

Rex is planning to lease an additional B737 before Xmas.

10th B737 in the fleet.