Albanese government facing prospect of stepping in to buy and operate regional airline

The Albanese government is preparing for the possibility it may have to acquire embattled regional airline Rex and operate it as a state-owned carrier, as efforts to find a new buyer to rescue the airline remain fruitless.

Administrators were first appointed to determine Rex’s future in July, when the airline abruptly ended its Boeing 737 jet operations between metropolitan cities.

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