Rex in voluntary administration, ending all 737 services

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If this is real and long lasting, you would have to think that this could be an introduction of the Cessna 408P as well as possibly ATR42 into service story given Mountain Air is a Cessna 408 and ATR42 operator. At least they will get their Saab 340 spares back.

The Cessna 408P passenger version might seem like the closest thing to a new-ish Metro 23 replacement but is as slow as a wet weekend and unpressurized, so actually a step backwards for people used to flying in Metro's and Saab 340s. Hopefully they will bring some ATR42s into service, if it all goes wrong they can make it the federal governments problem again anyway......

That’s the problem. These routes aren’t sustainable without the government throwing money at it. We saw this with Moree when the locals were up in arms when QantasLink got the flick for brindabella who started running metros without bathrooms. Sorry folks, it’s not our job to subsidize your lifestyle choices. If they get an unpressurized Cessna (still running at a loss), then the correct response is “thank you”