Rex Airlines announced it had resumed training Chinese cadets, despite still lacking enough pilots to cover its own routes.
In a statement on Wednesday, the airline announced 30 students had joined its Australian Airline Pilot Academy in the first new intake since COVID-19 restrictions ended.
Rex has hailed the return of Chinese cadets to its training program in Ballarat. Picture: Getty Images Flights on nine routes in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland were reduced on May 1, with Rex telling customers not to expect increased services until June. Rex owns 57 Saab 340s, which it uses to service regional routes, but only 38 are currently in action, with 19 aircraft parked in airports in Adelaide and Wagga Wagga.
The company's fleet of Boeing 737s was still mostly operational, with seven out of the eight planes flying, and another aircraft expected to be delivered in September. Picture: Tim Hunter
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