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About Rex Airlines
Rex Airlines is a regional airline based in Australia. In timetables it appears as ZL; in flight plans as RXA. Pilots at Rex Airlines fly types such as the Saab 340B. The operation is built around Adelaide (ADL), Albury (ABX), Brisbane (BNE), Cairns (CNS) and 7 more.
Rex Airlines runs a cadet route for future pilots: the Rex Pilot Cadet Program. Partner for the programme: Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA), Wagga Wagga, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rex. There is also a direct-entry route for first officers and captains. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The five phases
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Where to train for Rex Airlines
One flight school has a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
AUSTRALIAN AIRLINE PILOT ACADEMY PTY LTDWagga Wagga Airport, Australia · Rex Pilot Cadet ProgramAirline's own academyNamed by the airline
Rex Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- ZL / RXA1
- Country
- Australia
- Hubs
- Adelaide (ADL), Albury (ABX), Brisbane (BNE), Cairns (CNS), Dubbo (DBO), Melbourne (MEL), Orange (OAG), Perth (PER), Sydney (SYD), Townsville (TSV), Wagga Wagga (WGA)1
- Fleet
- Saab 340B1
- Cadet programme
- Rex Pilot Cadet Program (rolling as of 28 Oct 2026)56
- Direct entry
- First officers, Captains4
- 1Wikipedia: Rex Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Rex · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Career Opportunities | Rex · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Careers at Rex job board (Martian Logic) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5Rex Pilot Cadet Program · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 6Rex Pilot Cadet Program FAQ · accessed 11 Oct 2026
