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Republic Express Airlines

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Indonesian cargo airline

Republic Express Airlines (RPX Airlines) was a cargo airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates domestic and regional cargo services. Republic Express Airlines is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Republic Express Boeing 737-200 Pichugin
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Republic Express Airlines (RPX Airlines) was a cargo airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates domestic and regional cargo services. Republic Express Airlines is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.2

The story

The airline was established in 2001 and started operations on 17 October 2001. It was wholly owned by the RPX Group. Since 1985 RPX has been the licensee in Indonesia for Federal Express.

The airline ceased operations in 2010 and its only remaining aircraft was stored in Jayapura until 2015.

From Wikipedia’s article on Republic Express Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Destinations

The airline's destinations included Batam, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya, Balikpapan, Makassar, Pekanbaru and Surakarta.

Fleet

In 2006, the Republic Express Airlines fleet included:

From Wikipedia’s article on Republic Express Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1