MIAMI – Rex Airlines (ZL), aka Regional Express, will become a Boeing 737 operator as it enters the competitive domestic market in Australia.
The Airline will fly a new domestic route between Sydney and Melbourne with six former Virgin Australia (VA) 176-seat Boeing 737-800NGs from March 1, 2021. The first in the REX fleet, this Boeing 737 was previously owned by Virgin Australia (VA) with registration VH-RQC. It had its paint job completed in Jakarta and its water cannon salute on December 24, 2020, in Sydney.