The aircraft from the US Air Force’s 509th Bomb Wing and 131st Bomb Wing flew from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Australia earlier this month on August 16.
Wing Commander Phil Parsons, the first non-Boeing pilot to take part in the testing, executed commands such as making the aircraft climb, descend, accelerate, and decelerate.
The competition regulator’s latest report on the sector said that the smaller airline’s decision to shrink its network “may mean” prices would rise, despite Rex only holding a 5 per cent market share.
