Rex aspires to become the next operator of Australian Antarctic Program

Regional Express (Rex) recently submitted a proposal to the Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to become the next operator to fly researchers from Australia to the Antarctic.  “The next season’s program is the most ambitious ever in AAD’s history, with the goal to bring all highly specialized aerial operations under one operator’s command. As such, the AAD wants to use “one large intercontinental passenger jet capability, four intracontinental turbo-prop aircraft able to operate on skis, four twin-engine helicopters which can operate both on land and on the Division’s flagship the RSV Nuyina, plus a