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Dicky King squeaks out Rex PelAir sell off announcement?? - 

Via DK's media minions:

Sale of Pel-Air

Today the administrators for Rex Airlines have advised the sale of Pel-Air, part of the Rex business, to Helicorp Pty Ltd, part of Toll Aviation. 

Pel-Air is the contractor supplying ambulance services to Ambulance Victoria and NSW Ambulance, along with specially-modified aircraft for international and domestic aeromedical transfers. 

This is part of the ongoing administration process and proceeds from the sale will be used by the Rex Group to repay secured debt.

The Commonwealth continues to work closely with the administrators as Rex’s regional aviation business remains in voluntary administration.

We have made clear our commitment to support Regional Aviation in Australia and the ongoing viability of key regional services. 

The Commonwealth continues to guarantee ticket sales throughout the Voluntary Administration and we are pleased that Australians have confidence booking flights as bookings are holding up well.

I encourage passengers to continue to support Rex’s regional operations.

My department continues to meet daily with the administrator and we will provide any relevant updates as the voluntary administration period continues.

A somewhat sad demise for a long running aeromed operator with a checkered history, the story of which will now get lost in the Albo-sleazy (aka Airbus Albo) Red Rat flight upgrades for over 22 occasions dating back to when he was the Minister oversighting aviation...
Via SkyNews Oz:    

Why does any of that not surprise me? 

Remember this? Via:  Albo's historical culpability on destroying an industry? 

Finally remember these excerpts from the Pelair timeline of embuggerance?? 

27 May 2010: The Hon Anthony Albanese MP and former Minister for Infrastructure, Transport & Regional Development  officially opens the REX Australian Airline Pilot Academy. (ref link - #97)  

And then this:

July-Aug 2012: REX Airlines declares political donations of 250K to the ALP; 95.7K to the Nationals; & 40K to the Liberals (ref link - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-24/ae...le/7959394 & #94)

..Of particular interest was Rex’s $250,000 donation to the federal ALP given the airline was a highly vocal critic of the Labor government.


In 2013 Rex publicly said the ALP was “hellbent” on destroying regional aviation and “along with it pretty much the rest of the economy”.


Mr Xenophon said it appeared to defy reason why Rex would donate heavily to a government it would shortly afterwards describe as “destroying its industry”.


“Perhaps Rex had a case of Stockholm syndrome?” he said.


In 2009 a Rex aeroplane — operated under the group’s Pel-Air brand — ditched into the ocean with six passengers on board, badly injuring one.


A lengthy Australian Transport Safety Board investigation blamed the Pel-Air pilot involved in the crash but failed to mention 57 breaches or “serious deficiencies” at Pel-Air.

Mr Xenophon headed a Senate committee inquiry into that botched investigation, which led to the federal government last month calling on the ATSB to reopen the investigation...

And from @slats11's historical post...  ref: https://auntypru.com/peeler-casa-and-atsb-the-movie/

10. In the later half of 2012, Rex (parent company of PelAir) made several large donations to political parties – Labor, Liberal, and National. Rex has apparently not made such donations before or since. Presumably 2012 was a good year for Rex.

Vague minister, generous airline, Pel-Air issues mount up | Plane Talking

The Albosleazy  payback for such generosity from Rex was his attempt to bury and ignore the excellent report, findings and recommendations of the Senate AAI (PelAir) report:

MTF...P2