Perth-based fly-in, fly-out airline National Jet Express has come under the full ownership of two Singapore-based directors including former Rex Airlines chairman Lim Kim Hai.
Rex Airlines and Skippers Aviation have once again secured deals to exclusively operate regional air services in the Great Southern, Northern Goldfields and Gascoyne regions.
The competition watchdog is seeking to maintain four independent operators in the fly-in, fly-out market, flagging plans to quash Virgin's partnership with Alliance over fears it would erode competition.
Rex has acquired the fly-in, fly-out arm of Cobham Aviation for $48 million, a move it hopes will help it become a premier operator in the lucrative resources sector.