Not a good day to be a Rex shareholder. The competition is already strong and this just adds to it. Rex management really needs to be more innovative to gain and retain customers. However having Bonza come into the market is good news though for travelling Australians. 

Rex reportedly pays around $60,000 a month per 738 aircraft. Currently halting operations would cost them $360k a month in leasing costs or $600k a month in leasing costs if the fleet expands to 10. They have quite a bit of capital to play with thanks to PAG so they will be fine.

I was concerned to see Rex charging for food and beverages in the lounge, however, that was concern was disregarded when I saw Rex wasn't charging for lounge entry. It could be interesting if Rex (or any airline) had a freemium business model applied to lounges, or even a two tier approach w...

As a shareholder in Rex, I'm really hoping they focus on their Rewards program as much as Qantas does