Rex wants to become Australia’s Antarctic flier

Rex revealed in a media launch it had responded to a request for data from the Australian Antarctic Division over the airline’s “intention” to turn out to be the following aerial operator of the Australian Antarctic Program.

The Division, based mostly in Kingston, Tasmania, operates the Program in Antarctica with goals of scientific discovery, worldwide cooperation, and strategic power.

As properly as sustaining a flagship, the icebreaker RSV Nuyina, the Program additionally makes use of air transport.

Now, it is seeking to carry all its aerial operations beneath one operator.

Rex stated the brand new plan referred to as for “significantly expanded capabilities” together with one massive intercontinental passenger jet, 4 intracontinental turbo-prop plane in a position to function on skis, and 4 twin-engine helicopters which might function each on land and on the Division’s flagship the RSV Nuyina.

The new operator will even have to offer a “significant scaling up” of uncrewed drone functionality for operations in the course of the “summer” months of October to March.

“This ambitious and challenging Program requires an operator that has deep knowledge of aviation across a whole range of platforms as well as proven organisational excellence in operating special missions,” Rex Antarctic undertaking supervisor Craig Martin stated.

He stated Rex had experience from working a fleet of 150 plane in each Australian state.

“We also have deep knowledge of special mission work, having carried out tactical flying for the Department of Defence for 20 years as well as specialised aeromedical services for over 12 years as the selected air ambulance operator for both the state governments of New South Wales and Victoria, with another 10 years running on both contracts,” he stated.

Rex is getting ready forward of an anticipated request for tender in November this 12 months.

Australia operates three year-round analysis stations: Casey, Davis, and Mawson on the Antarctica mainland.

It additionally has a base on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.

Each station has as much as 100 residents in the summertime – together with scientists, medical doctors, tradies, and cooks – declining to fifteen to twenty within the winter.