Who owns Rex?
Rex, a travel brand, is owned by Air T (the United States, Nasdaq: AIRT), which has owned the brand since 18 December 2025.[1]
Evidence: Air T, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 June 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Air T, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Charlotte
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq: AIRT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Rex
Rex, legally Regional Express Pty. Ltd. within Regional Express Holdings Pty. Ltd., is an Australian aviation company that Air T acquired on 18 December 2025. It forms Air T regional airline segment and, per the 10-K, operates a scheduled regional passenger network connecting regional and remote communities in Australia. Exhibit 21 lists the holding company as wholly owned by Air T.
What Air T's annual report says about Rex
Sentences about Rex from Air T's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Rex, acquired on December 18, 2025, is an Australian aviation company that comprises the regional airline segment of the Company.
Rex is Australia's largest independent regional airline, serving regional and remote communities throughout all states in Australia.
Rex commenced operations in 2002, when its predecessor, Australia wide Airlines Limited, acquired and combined the regional airline businesses of Hazelton Airlines and Kendell Airlines.
How often Air T names Rex in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Rex
Where Rex sits in Air T
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Air T
Air T controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Air T has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Air T
Air T is a publicly listed company headquartered in Charlotte, United States. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq: AIRT.
Air T, Inc. is a Charlotte, North Carolina holding company listed on Nasdaq with a portfolio of operating businesses and financial assets. Its 10-K for the year to 31 March 2026 reports an overnight air cargo segment, whose carriers dry-lease aircraft from FedEx (about 35% of consolidated revenue), and a regional airline segment, Rex, acquired on 18 December 2025. Exhibit 21 lists each of the three airlines as wholly owned.
🇦🇺 Rex and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Rex among them.
- Airnorth — Airnorth 🇦🇺
- Alliance Airlines — Alliance Airlines 🇦🇺
- Aurora Expeditions — Aurora Expeditions 🇦🇺
- Australia Post — Australia Post 🇦🇺
- CTI Logistics — CTI Logistics 🇦🇺
- Jetstar — Qantas 🇦🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rex?
The parent company of Rex is Air T, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Rex Australian or American?
Rex originated in Australia, but it is owned today by Air T, which is headquartered in the United States. So Rex is an Australian-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Air T owned Rex?
Air T has owned Rex since 18 December 2025.
Is Rex still owned by Air T?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Rex is still owned by Air T. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Air T, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 29 June 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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