Overview
- Administrators said the DOCA clears Air T to assume operational control and legal ownership by mid-December, covering Rex’s Saab 340 network and key subsidiaries AAPA, AAPM and Rex Flyer.
- Rex Airlines Pty Ltd, which ran the failed 737 capital‑city network, was voted into liquidation and is excluded from the acquisition.
- Ordinary unsecured creditors, including suppliers and regional airports, will receive no payment from the sale, with the government offering targeted assistance to affected airports.
- Air T plans to invest about A$50 million to recapitalise Rex, address maintenance backlogs and grow the active Saab fleet from roughly 30 aircraft to 44.
- The government will retain security over Rex’s aircraft and simulator to prevent asset sales without permission, and administrators say the deal safeguards jobs and regional air services.