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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000353184-25-000113"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIRT"
cik: "0000353184"
company_name: "AIR T INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:07:38.592090+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Air T agrees to acquire Regional Express Holdings (Rex) in Australian regional airline deal

## Summary
- Sale and Implementation Deed signed with court-appointed administrators of Rex.
- Air T expects to close by year-end 2025, subject to creditor, court, and Australian government approvals.
- Australian government agreed to restructure Rex's financing arrangements in connection with the acquisition.
- Air T will fund Rex's Saab 340 engine renewal program and return fleet to service.
- Approximately 50% of Rex's routes are not serviced by any other airline; Air T plans to grow the business.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000353184-25-000113
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIRT
- cik: 0000353184
- company_name: AIR T INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/353184/000035318425000113/0000353184-25-000113-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/353184/000035318425000113/airt-20251021.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000353184-25-000113
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000353184-25-000113.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000353184-25-000113.txt

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