Regional Express Holdings is the parent company of a number of airline and associated companies in Australia. It is based in Mascot, New South Wales (a suburb of Sydney) and is a public listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Regional Express Holdings had its origins in the aftermath of the collapse in 2001 of Ansett Airlines, which was the parent company of Kendell Airlines and Hazelton Airlines. A group of Singaporean investors and a c...
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Regional Express Holdings is the parent company of a number of airline and associated companies in Australia. It is based in Mascot, New South Wales (a suburb of Sydney) and is a public listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Regional Express Holdings had its origins in the aftermath of the collapse in 2001 of Ansett Airlines, which was the parent company of Kendell Airlines and Hazelton Airlines. A group of Singaporean investors and a collection of Australian private investors saw an opportunity to purchase the Hazelton and Kendell businesses, which were profitable entities before they were taken over by Ansett. The investors formed a company called Australiawide Airlines, which was officially incorporated on February 12, 2002. The assets of the two airlines were purchased by Australiawide and merged together to form the airline Regional Express, known as Rex. in 2005 the owners of Australiawide decided to offer a percentage of their shares (35 million out of 115 million...
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