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Vale Australian aviator and Hazelton Airlines co-founder Max Hazelton
April 14th 2023
Australian aviation legend, Charles Maxwell (Max) Hazelton, died in Orange Australia on April 9 aged 95. Read More » Max and his brother Jim founded Hazelton Airlines in 1953, initially offering charter services out of the rural NSW town of Toowong. The airline eventually became a subsidiary of Ansett Australia. When Ansett collapsed in 2001, Hazelton Airlines was merged with Kendell Airlines to establish Regional Express (Rex). “Max was a much loved member of the Rex family who will be forever remembered as a remarkable trailblazer. He built an airline from scratch and was a catalyst for change. He has left an indelible mark on the Australian aviation industry,” Rex executive chair, Lim Kim Hai, said. The nonagenarian was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1991 and awarded an Order of the British Empire in 1980.
