The long-haul sale process for Regional Express is finally preparing to land, 10 months after the airline collapsed amid a bitter boardroom feud and a misplaced ambition to compete against Qantas and Virgin Australia by flying popular capital city routes.
Binding bids for the carrier, better known as Rex, were due last week after administrator EY and its sale advisor Houlihan Lokey canvassed local and international buyers. The investment bank was hired in February, and is expected to declare the winning bidder within weeks.