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The inaugural flight VA21 left for Doha just after 3:45pm Perth time on Thursday aboard the wet-leased Qatar Airways 777-300ER A7-BEL. The launch follows Sydney and Brisbane earlier this month, with Melbourne flights to commence in December.

Speaking exclusively to Australian Aviation, chief executive Gytis Gumuliauskas confirmed that all of Skytrans’ operations including regular passenger transport will be rebranded, and that there will be no new SmartLynx Australia livery on its aircraft…

The move will see the Commonwealth buy out the remainder of the money owed to PAG, the Asian firm whose investment allowed Rex to launch capital city 737 flights in 2021.