REX Airlines to relaunch National Jet Express with a new livery

 The airline announced that it will relaunch the National Jet Express livery, building on the brand reputation that NJE already had.

National Jet was founded in 1989 and began flying in 1990. It had two operating entities, National Jet Systems and National Jet Express, the latter being the charter operator. It mainly operated for Australian Airlines, which was also a majority shareholder. When Qantas acquired Australian Airlines, National Jet Systems flights were operated under the QantasLink brand.

National Jet was owned by Cobham Limited, and in 2009 the airline began operating National Jet Express flights under the Cobham brand. In 2020, National Jet Systems was sold to Qantas Group and continues to operate twenty B717-200s for Qantas.

Now, REX is bringing back the National Jet Express brand. Its fleet of eight DHC-8-400s and six ERJ190s will be gradually renamed over the next year. The company also has four BAe146-300s, but they are planned to be retired.

National Jet Express illustration.