Rex Airlines Expansion Paves Way for More Jobs and Training Opportunities

The NSW Government has helped generate more than 2,500 new jobs, providing support that has secured Sydney, Australia, as the national hub for Rex Airlines. The package is part of the $250 million Jobs Plus program, offering companies with support to establish and expand their footprint in NSW, including payroll tax relief, streamlined planning approvals and rebates enabling infrastructure construction.

Rex Airlines will build a Boeing Flight Simulator Centre at Rex’s Sydney headquarters, construct a new aircraft hangar and boost the capacity of its call centre in Orange.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said securing Sydney as the airline’s national hub was part of the Government’s economic recovery strategy. “A strong domestic aviation sector is critical to our recovery from the pandemic and it’s important there is healthy competition in the industry,” Perrottet said.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said this investment would lead to 1,300 direct and 1,200 indirect jobs by June 2024.

“This support will mean jobs right across the board, from construction and maintenance, catering and office staff through to new flight attendants, pilots and engineers who will also benefit from the new training facilities,” said Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade Stuart Ayres. “All of these roles combined will play a big part in strengthening our economy over the next couple of years.”

Rex Airlines Deputy Chairman John Sharp AM said, “Without the Jobs Plus Program assistance, Rex’s expansion plans in the state would never have materialised in this pandemic climate and many new jobs would not be created.”

Australian businesses that currently employ 20 or more staff, and international companies with at least 80 current employees, looking to establish a minimum of 30 new jobs before June 2024, are eligible to apply for the Jobs Plus Program.