Royal Brunei Airlines
IATA BI	ICAO RBA	Callsign BRUNEI
Founded		1974
Hubs		Brunei International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Royal Skies
Member lounge		Sky Lounge
Fleet size		10
Destinations		20
Headquarters		Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Key people		Pengiran Yusof bin Pengiran Hj Jeludin (CEO)
Website: http://www.bruneiair.com

Royal Brunei Airlines (Malay: Penerbangan DiRaja Brunei, Jawi: ﻓﻧﺭﺑﺎڠن ﺩﻴﺮﺍﺝ ﺑﺮﻮﻧﻲ), or RBA, is the international airline of the Sultanate of Brunei. It is wholly owned by the Government of Brunei and is the flag carrier for the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. Its home base is the Brunei International Airport in Berakas, just to the north of the capital city of Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan. The IATA code is BI. Image File history File links RoyalBrulogo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. ... A frequent flyer program is a service offered by many airlines to reward customer loyalty. ... An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brunei. ... Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque Bandar Seri Begawan, estimated population 46,229 (1991), is the capital and the royal town of the Sultanate of Brunei. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. ... Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque Bandar Seri Begawan, estimated population 46,229 (1991), is the capital and the royal town of the Sultanate of Brunei. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

History

Pre-Independence

Royal Brunei Airlines was established on 18 November 1974 with two Boeing 737s, one of which was put in service for the airline's first flight on 14 April 1975 from the brand new Brunei International Airport to Singapore. Flights to the then British colony of Hong Kong and the city of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching in East Malaysia/Malaysian Borneo also commenced the same day. Early route expansion included services to Manila, Philippines in 1976, and Bangkok, Thailand in 1977. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium-range, narrowbody commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. ... Nickname: KK Location in Malaysia Country Malaysia State Sabah Establishment Granted city status on 2nd February 2000 Mayor Datuk Illiyas Ibrahim Area    - City km² Population    - City (2000) 470,000 (City), 900,000 (Metropolitan) approx. ... Location Location in Malaysia Government Country State Malaysia Sarawak Establishment Uncertain, granted city status in 1988 Mayors North: Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusoff South: Chan Seng Khai(resigned) Geographical characteristics Area  - City 4,559. ... East Malaysia comprises Sabah and Sarawak East Malaysia consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo to the east, across the South China Sea from Peninsular Malaysia which is located on the Malay Peninsula. ... East Malaysia contains Sabah and Sarawak East Malaysia consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo to the east, across the South China Sea from West Malaysia which is located on the Malay Peninsula. ... For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Bangkok Skytrain at sunset on Thanon Narathiwat Ratcha Nakharin with Empire Tower at the back. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Royal Brunei acquired a third Boeing 737 in 1980, allowing the airline to reach Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1981 and Darwin, Australia in 1983. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Mayor Ruslin Hasan Area    - City 243. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Darwin is the territorial capital and the most populous city of Australias Northern Territory. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From Independence

After independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984, services commenced to Jakarta, Indonesia on the 3rd of January, thus linking all the other five capital cities of ASEAN to Brunei. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta), formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ... Main languages See Languages of ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong of Singapore Area  - Total 4,480,000 km2 Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 550,000,000 122. ...

Three Boeing 757 aircraft were purchased in the mid eighties to enable the airline to expand to Taipei in 1986, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1988. In 1990, Royal Brunei opened their first flight to Europe when they started services to Frankfurt, Germany, via Bangkok and Dubai. The goal was to serve London and services to London Gatwick Airport commenced in 1990 via Singapore and Dubai. Services were changed to London Heathrow Airport in 1991. 1991 also saw the opening of a route to Perth, Western Australia and to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia via Dubai. American Airlines Boeing 757 The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... Nickname: the City of Azaleas Government Official Website City of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou Capital District Xinyi Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population    - City (2006) 1,241,000[1]  - Density 293. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... European redirects here. ... Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow, busiest single runway airport and sixth busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers per year. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), often referred to as Heathrow, is the third busiest airport in the world, after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago OHare. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Perth is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. ... This article is about the Saudi Arabian city. ...

Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 767-300 in the take off queue at London Heathrow airport

Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 767-300 landing

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Rapid Expansion

The airline's rapid expansion made it a necessity to sell the 737s and buy Boeing 767 aircraft. The first delivery of the Boeing 767 for Royal Brunei broke a world record when it flew 17 hours and 55 minutes non stop from the Boeing company in Seattle to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on its way to Brunei. Seven more 767s were delivered, taking the fleet to eight 767s and two Boeing 757s (One of the 757s were sold off to fund the purchase of the new 767s). The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels Area    - City 369. ... Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK) formerly called Nairobi International Airport is one of Kenyas large aviation facilities and East Africas busiest airport. ... Nairobi (pronounced )is the capital of Kenya. ...

In March 1993, Abu Dhabi was added to the route network and flights to Frankfurt and Jeddah were routed through Abu Dhabi instead of Dubai. Bali was the second Indonesian city to be added to the network in May of the same year. Flights to the third destination in Europe, Zürich commenced in August 1993 via Kuala Lumpur and another new destination Bahrain. This was the fist time RBA has added two cities simultaneously to its network. Before the end of the year, services to Beijing, China (October) and Cairo, Egypt (November) via Kuala Lumpur and Bahrain, were inaugurated. Royal Brunei sold its last Boeing 737-200s to Aloha Airlines of Hawaii in 1993. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ... This is the current Indonesian Collaboration of the week. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population    - City (2005) 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), It comes... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium-range, narrowbody commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... Aloha Airlines (IATA: AQ, ICAO: AAH, and Callsign: Aloha) is an airline headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii USA. It operates extensive scheduled services within the Hawaiian Islands, and between Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

The growth of the network continued in 1994. The delivery of two Fokker 50 aircraft were used to start services to Miri and Labuan in East Malaysia of the same year. Flights to Brisbane, Australia and Osaka, Japan commenced the same year in June and December respectively (the Brisbane service was initially routed via Darwin but later upgraded to a nonstop flight). The desire to link all the major Oil and Gas cities on Borneo saw the addition of Balikpapan to the route network in December. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju bersama masyarakat (Malay: Society with progress) Location Location in Malaysia Coordinates , Government Country State Malaysia Sarawak Establishment Uncertain (Granted city status in 2005) Mayor Dato Wee Han Wen Geographical characteristics Area     City 4,707. ... State motto: Capital Victoria Governor  ? Chief Minister  ? Area 92 km2 Population 78,000 (est. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a population of just under 2. ... Osaka )   is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Borneo (left) and Sulawesi. ... Landscape of Balikpapan City Balikpapan is a city (population 309,234 1990) on the island of Borneo, in Indonesia. ...

In 1995 services began to Kolkata, (Calcutta), India via Singapore and then on towards Dubai. Two Dornier 228s were purchased in the same year and leased to the Malaysian regional carrier Hornbill Airways to connect Brunei by air to Mulu. The service to Cairo was quietly suspended in the middle 1995 due to low passenger traffic. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

The F-50s were replaced by the larger and more comfortable F-100 jets in 1996 which fueled expansion to Bintulu. The route to Zurich was suspended in September 1996 to enable Royal Brunei to commence daily services to London Heathrow. Some of the flights to London were routed through Yangon, Myanmar instead of Singapore. Yangon proved to be not economically viable and was dropped from the route the next year. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of the Bintulu District (7,220. ... Yangon (Burmese: , population 4,082,000 (2005 census), formerly Rangoon), is the largest city of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and its former capital. ...

Consolidation

In August 1997, a Dornier 228 owned by Royal Brunei Airlines but operated and maintained by Malaysian regional carrier Hornbill Airways, carrying 19 passengers to Miri, crashed into high ground near Miri airport. All 19 passengers and two crew perished. The reason for this crash is still unclear. The Dornier 228s were subsequently sold off in 1997 and short haul services connecting Brunei to Miri, Labuan, Mulu and Bintulu were terminated. Surabaya was the fourth Indonesian destination to be added to the network later that year. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Surabaya (formerly Soerabaja) is Indonesias second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. ...

Unprofitable routes to Beijing and Osaka were suspended in 1998 and the F-100s were also sold off to Alpi Eagles Airlines in 1998.

Kuwait was added to the network in 2000 and was served via Singapore, Kolkata and Dubai. It was suspended a year later. Services also began to Shanghai Pudong International Airport in 2001. Royal Brunei started online booking facilities the same year. This article is about the year 2000. ... Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) (Chinese: ; pinyin: ShànghÇŽi PÇ”dōng Guójì JÄ«cháng) is an airport located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shanghai, China. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Restructuring

After years of unprofitable operation, Royal Brunei began major restructuring in year 2003. The 2003 Strategic plan was for Royal Brunei’s fleet to grow from 9 aircraft in 2003 to 24 aircraft by the year 2013. The fleet of 8 Boeing 767 and one B757 will be changed to 15 new narrow-bodied aircraft and 8 wide-bodied aircraft. The plan calls for half of the new aircraft to be leased and the others to be purchased. The plan also included new services to Auckland, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney and Seoul and to increase its frequencies on other flights. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

For 2004 to 2008, Royal Brunei will invest $400 million to buy narrow-bodied aircraft. For the year 2008 to 2013, Royal Brunei will invest $800 million to buy wide-bodied aircraft to replace the current fleet of B767-300 aircraft and also further increase the number of narrow-bodied aircraft. Possible new wide-bodied aircraft include the Airbus A330, A340 or the Boeing B777. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Airbus S.A.S. is a leading aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, France. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ...

In 2003 the deliveries of the new Airbus A319 and A320 marked the start of Royal Brunei’s re-equipping exercise. Two A319s were delivered on August 28 and September 3. A320s were added December 9 and January 3, 2005. All of the Airbus were leased from CIT Aerospace of USA in a seven year contract. The Airbuses fly mainly on regional routes. With the introduction of new aircraft, the Boeing 757 has been phased out and sold to other parties. The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Airlines Boeing 757 The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

In May 2003 Royal Skies, the airlines’ frequent flyer programme, was launched.

On 31st Oct 2003, Royal Brunei’s jet touched down at Auckland International Airport making it the first destination in New Zealand and the first new destination added to the network as part of the restructuring exercise. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Auckland International Airport (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) is the largest and busiest international airport in New Zealand serving over 12 million passengers a year, which is expected to more than double in the next 15 years. ...

By end of the year 2003, Royal Brunei entered a controversial agreement with Royal Tongan Airlines of Tonga. Under the agreement, Royal Tongan Airlines was to wet-lease one of the two remaining B757s of Royal Brunei. In return, Royal Brunei was given the opportunities to open its market to the US. The deal did not happen because Royal Tongan Airlines went into bankruptcy with huge debt in mid 2004, after less than 6 months of operation. As Royal Tongan Airlines was unable to pay the fees, the B757 was repossessed and stored in Auckland International Airport. Royal Tongan Airlines, formerly the Friendly Island Airways, was the national carrier of Tonga until liquidation in 2004. ...

In January 2004, the airline launched Blue Sky Fares, a low cost Internet booking facility, offering cheaper economy class fares to selected destinations, to compete with low cost carriers in the region, such as AirAsia. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → January 31, 2004 The United States defence budget is set to exceed US$400 billion next year—an almost 7% increase—according to budget proposals inadvertently posted on the Pentagons website. ... AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...

Starting in March 2004, 4 of Royal Brunei’s Boeing 767 aircraft were modified by the introduction of SkyDreamer seats in Business Class to replace the old First Class and Business Class Skyluxe seats. Business Class was renamed as Sky Executive Class and in Economy class each seat was installed with an 8.4 inch TV.

The unprofitable Taipei route was suspended in late 2004. Kuching and Kolkata were dropped on 31 Oct 2004 due to the rising oil prices, but at the same time, Sydney was added to the route network. Commencing in November, flights to Jeddah were routed through Sharjah instead Abu Dhabi. Nickname: the City of Azaleas Government Official Website City of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou Capital District Xinyi Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Persian Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ...

The last B757 was retired from the Royal Brunei fleet in early 2005.

2006 and Beyond

After the fourth quarter of 2005, Royal Brunei made their first profit after operating in debt for five years. This marked the success of their re-structuring exercise.^{[citation needed]}

Royal Brunei added Ho Chi Minh city to its network list in May 2006, flying there 3 times every week. Hồ Chí Minh   (Chinese: 胡志明; May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946–1955) and President (1955–1969) of North Vietnam. ... May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ...

Destinations

see full article: Royal Brunei Airlines destinations. This is a list of airports flown to by Royal Brunei Airlines. ...

Royal Brunei has started services to three of the five destinations (Auckland, Sydney and Ho Chi Minh) stated in the 2003 restructuring plan. Services to the other two cities (Tokyo and Seoul) mentioned in the restructuring plan have yet to commence.

Fleet

The Royal Brunei Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1] :

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Subsidiaries

Abacus Distribution Systems

Abacus Distribution Systems (Brunei) is one of Abacus International national marketing company. The Brunei operation was established in August 1990. Abacus Brunei is jointly owned by Royal Brunei Airlines and Abacus International. Abacus provides travel information and reservations specifically tailored to the Asia-Pacific region. Abacus Brunei currently has some 30 travel agents with more than 140 terminals in Brunei.

Brunei International Air Cargo Centre

Brunei International Air Cargo Centre (BIACC) is a joint-venture company set up in January 2001 between Royal Brunei Airlines as the majority shareholder, Circle Freight International and Royal Brunei Technical Services (now Royal Brunei Engineering) to handle air cargo activities into and out of Brunei. The BIACC also provides service to international freight operators including FedEx at the Brunei International Airport. FedEx (NYSE: FDX), properly FedEx Corporation, is a courier company offering overnight courier, ground, heavy freight, document copying and logistics services. ... Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. ...

Mulaut Abattoir

see main article Mulaut Abattoir

The Mulaut Abattoir is located in Mulaut in the Brunei-Muara District. Mulaut Abattoir Sdn. Bhd. was privatised in August 1990. It provides convenient, hygienic and Islamic-sanctioned slaughtering facilities to local farmers and butchers, as well as for the Islamic rituals of Qurban, Aqiqah and other religious ceremonies. The abattoir also sells halal meat to the public and caters the airline’s inflight catering needs. Brunei-Muara is the smallest district (daerah) in Brunei, as well as the northern-most. ...

RBA Golf Club

RBA Golf Club operates an 18-hole golf course complete with its own driving range situated next to the Royal Brunei Sports Complex near the Brunei International Airport.

Royal Brunei Catering

see main article Royal Brunei Catering

Royal Brunei Catering (RBC) was formerly Dairy Farm (Brunei) and was established as a joint venture between Dairy Farm and Royal Brunei Airlines in 1975 to operate the flight kitchen at Brunei International Airport. In addition to this, it also operated an ice cream parlour at Darussalam Plaza on Jalan Sultan in Bandar Seri Begawan. Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. ... Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque Bandar Seri Begawan, estimated population 46,229 (1991), is the capital and the royal town of the Sultanate of Brunei. ...

When Royal Brunei Airlines purchased the shares held by Dairy Farm, the company was renamed Royal Brunei Catering.

RBC operates the flight kitchen at Brunei International Airport, the Express Fast Food chain in Brunei and a number of restaurants in Bandar Seri Begawan, including two halal Chinese restaurants - Emperor's Courts and Dynasty.

Royal Brunei Trading is a subsidiary of Royal Brunei Catering. It operates a number of duty free shops in Brunei International Airport and is part owner of the McDonald's franchise in Brunei. Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. ... McDonalds in Times Square, New York McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest fast food chain, selling primarily hamburgers, chicken, french fries and carbonated drinks and more recently salads, fruit and carrot sticks. ...

Royal Brunei Engineering

In early 2001, the airline began preparations to spin off its engineering department as a separate entity, to be known as Royal Brunei Engineering, offering airframe maintenance, technical and material support services. Royal Brunei Engineering is based at the hangars of Brunei International Airport. Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. ...

In 2004 the airline's EASA Part 145 approved heavy maintenance facility in Brunei added the A320 family of aircraft to the Boeing B757 and B767 heavy maintenance in which it already specialised. The spin-off will be finalised in the third quarter of October 2006.

Royal Brunei Executive

Trivia

The airlines has a code share agreement with Singapore Airlines (Singapore - Brunei), Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur - Brunei), bmi (London to 6 British cities) and Dragon Air of Hong Kong (Hong Kong - Brunei). Royal Brunei operates on all these routes with the exception of the domestic British flights which are operated by bmi. Singapore Airlines is the launch customer for the upcoming Airbus A380. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia) is the national airline of Malaysia, serving international and domestic destinations. ... The correct title of this article is bmi. ... For other uses of this term, see Dragonair. ...

As Brunei is an Islamic society, where the sale of alcohol is forbidden, Royal Brunei does not serve alcohol on board its flights, however passengers are permitted to take along their own and all meals served are halal. Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

All of Royal Brunei flights are non-smoking flights.

Royal Brunei Airlines hire female flight attendants from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines outside of Brunei.

The inflight magazine of Royal Brunei Airlines is title Muhibbah which is published 6 times a year.

Royal Brunei Airlines was 'Runner Up' to Hawaiian Airlines for 'Best Entertainment for the Main Screen' category as determined by an international media panel that evaluated inflight audio, video, magazine and interactive media from leading passenger airlines worldwide. RBA was nominated in the following three categories: Best In-Flight Audio Entertainment, Best Entertainment for the Main Screen and Best Overall In-Flight Entertainment (Small Fleet, 24 or fewer aircraft).

See also

• Royal Skies - Frequent Flyer Program
• Blue Sky Fares - Low cost internet fares
• Golden Touch Holidays

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References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006