Aviation
Passenger plane crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state
A plane with 61 people aboard headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport has crashed in the city of Vinhedo.
- by Gabriel Araujo
Latest
‘Our village is dissolving’: Fury over aircraft noise from Sydney’s new airport
A loophole has left people living about a kilometre from the new curfew-free airport’s runway ineligible for noise insulation for their homes.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Opinion
Alan Joyce
How the Napoleon of aviation lost the Qantas pay battle
The financial successes that spawned Alan Joyce’s cult-like following among investors ultimately led to the former CEO having largely unfettered decision-making power.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘It ends up just being a bloodbath’: Why plucky, third player Rex Airlines came unstuck
A graveyard has filled with airline groups that have tried and failed to challenge the duopoly in the skies, from Compass to Tiger Airways and Bonza. Rex is just the latest.
- by Anne Hyland
‘Large number’ of potential buyers circling Rex despite old fleet
EY partner Sam Freeman says he’s received a lot of early interest in Rex and is preparing to kick off the sales process as soon as next week.
- by Amelia McGuire
Albanese lays blame on Rex as finger pointing heats up
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the regional routes that Rex provides must continue, but its decision to move into capital city services had been misguided.
- by Amelia McGuire
The doctors who depend on Rex to allow them to deliver regional care
Sydney cardiologist Rachael Cordina regularly does an early morning dash to regional NSW, usually on a Rex flight. Now country towns are worried after the airline went into administration.
- by Catherine Naylor
Opinion
Opinion
Why Rex must be saved from its egotistical self
Rex must become a public company. Not doing this and selling the remnants will mean even bigger monopolies.
- by Jeremy Burfoot
Editorial
For subscribers
Capital city failure must not threaten Rex Airlines’ regional services
The collapse of Rex Airlines will raise questions about monopolies in the aviation business, but regional Australia needs the carrier to keep flying.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Opinion
A hex on Rex: The real reason it has hit the decks
The chat in aviation circles is that the government is expected to take part-ownership of Rex conditional on the airline shrinking back to its regional roots.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Updated
Regional Express Holdings
Rex collapses with 600 jobs at risk as all capital city flights axed
The airline has cancelled all flights between major airports after halting its domestic 737 services, prompting Virgin and Qantas to offer free rebooking for Rex customers.
- by Amelia McGuire