Rex Group Member To Take Delivery Of 9th De Havilland Dash 8-400NG

National Jet Express (NJE), a member of the Rex Group, will shortly take delivery of another De Havilland Dash 8-400NG ‘Next Generation’, fitted with 82 seats.

This will be the ninth Dash 8-400NG to join the NJE fleet and the second to be deployed to support and grow NJE’s long term contract with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) after starting operations for the mining giant on 1 July, 2023.

It will enter service in October and operate additional flights to the mining community of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin, 1000 kilometres north of Brisbane.

NJE is also in the advanced stages of negotiation for two further contracts in the mining and construction industries, which are expected to see Dash 8-400NG services expand across other areas of Queensland.

“We have been delighted by the response we have received to our commencement of Dash 8-400NG services from July”, Managing Director, Chris Hine, said.

“Based on the demand we are seeing, we fully expect to further grow our Queensland based fleet in 2024.”