Royal Brunei Airlines In Chaos
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B777 900
B777 900 excuse me while a pull the ring off another 500ml can, you are right in all regards, but have failed to realize that Brunei does not want tourists, most of RBA passengers are transit pax off to a place where they can drink without harassment order pork of a menu etc!! The other few are locals who want to do what u and I do!! Brunei is a great place to live as an expat and a good place to visit for a few days in fact a fantastic place to visit for a few days. RBA as an airline/employer well that’s another story!! Let’s just say it can’t CAN’T get any worse, a new CEO who, well has done nothing (well he’s been in the local paper a lot!!) Oh yes we all have to have Level 4 Malay!! That comes from a fleet manager for a fleet of aircraft we don’t have and will probably never have!! But don’t get me started!! I am off for another 500ml can!!
PS I was only joking I drink from a 330ml cup and not a fury one!!( I wish!!)
Excuse the spelling I’m P***ed!!
PS I was only joking I drink from a 330ml cup and not a fury one!!( I wish!!)
Excuse the spelling I’m P***ed!!
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icom,
Im coming around to your place for a beer. Ive run out as I had some of my last import consumed, aah I mean confiscated by brunei airport customs.
Backtoback,
I think the CEO should be held accountable.
Everyone is fully aware the RBA board of Directors have no experience or interest in aviation or airline matters. They have been appointed to the board through nepotism and are simply serving out their time until they are promoted to other government offices on yet higher salaries.
Why else employ a foreign CEO on $40,000 or so a month plus bonuses. It is up to him to convince / push the increase in grossly out of date salaries and allowances and address rostering issues et all. $40,000 a month is too much to just to make decisions such as extend the turnaround times at airport to improve on time performance.
If the board of directors simply say no and will not listen to him, go to the airline owner himself.
To say he tried once and they said no, so that’s the end of it, indicates he has failed as have his predecessors. Will he just sit back for the remainder of his contract saying, well I tried once, and they said no so there is nothing more I can do.
Let someone more forceful try to rebuild this sad and failing little airline.
Diamondstar
Sadly people have tried in the past.
Apparently a new direct entry Airbus captain made some suggestions to the FTM back when the airbus had recently arrived. He was told in no uncertain terms to keep his opinions to himself.
It was also rumored Airbus nearly failed CD on his Airbus rating as he was doing things his way during the sim rather than the Airbus course procedures. Likewise on the B777 course with BA.
Thus the term megalomania is not just from a disgruntled pilot, but rather an accurate description o rba’s FTM.
Im coming around to your place for a beer. Ive run out as I had some of my last import consumed, aah I mean confiscated by brunei airport customs.
Backtoback,
I think the CEO should be held accountable.
Everyone is fully aware the RBA board of Directors have no experience or interest in aviation or airline matters. They have been appointed to the board through nepotism and are simply serving out their time until they are promoted to other government offices on yet higher salaries.
Why else employ a foreign CEO on $40,000 or so a month plus bonuses. It is up to him to convince / push the increase in grossly out of date salaries and allowances and address rostering issues et all. $40,000 a month is too much to just to make decisions such as extend the turnaround times at airport to improve on time performance.
If the board of directors simply say no and will not listen to him, go to the airline owner himself.
To say he tried once and they said no, so that’s the end of it, indicates he has failed as have his predecessors. Will he just sit back for the remainder of his contract saying, well I tried once, and they said no so there is nothing more I can do.
Let someone more forceful try to rebuild this sad and failing little airline.
Diamondstar
Sadly people have tried in the past.
Apparently a new direct entry Airbus captain made some suggestions to the FTM back when the airbus had recently arrived. He was told in no uncertain terms to keep his opinions to himself.
It was also rumored Airbus nearly failed CD on his Airbus rating as he was doing things his way during the sim rather than the Airbus course procedures. Likewise on the B777 course with BA.
Thus the term megalomania is not just from a disgruntled pilot, but rather an accurate description o rba’s FTM.
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Nothing to do with RBA but about 3 years ago I worked in Brunei for a heli company and then, there was no hassle with the customs - 2 lires of spirits and 12 cans of beer, any size. Also, people friendly and accommodating. What's gone wrong?
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Blacksheep is no longer in The Kingdom of Unexected Treasures, but will follow the thread with interest. Mostly to see if anyone catches on to the real problem. There's no solution in the Flight Ops management; like all the other managers, they are subject to budgetary restraints. The real clues are to be found in the unpublished Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and the P&L Account. How long RBA can hold out is a moot point, subject to chaos and uncertainty: perhaps HM will step in with a rescue package, perhaps he won't - but who is responsible for deliberately witholding any further cash injection since the departure HRH PJ as Chairman?
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On the beach
Sorry guy's. Sitting on the balcony, over looking the coast, cold glass of beer in hand ( sorry 600ml glass ) Weekend off in my own country, my company doing really well and certainly no crap managers or FTM like CD to screw things up.
Why stay with a 2nd, sorry 3rd rate airline, that has never and will never go anywhere, except further down hill? There are so many good jobs around at the moment with much greater prospects. Leave them, let them sort out their own mess, which we all know they can never do.
Leave now!!!! the good jobs won't be around forever, so make sure your not the last one left to switch the lights off???
Why stay with a 2nd, sorry 3rd rate airline, that has never and will never go anywhere, except further down hill? There are so many good jobs around at the moment with much greater prospects. Leave them, let them sort out their own mess, which we all know they can never do.
Leave now!!!! the good jobs won't be around forever, so make sure your not the last one left to switch the lights off???
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Hi Dani
It looks a lot worse on the engineering side DCA has just closed the hangar and RBA have to outsource all there maintenance form A checks upwards. My advice is to steer clear of them unless the Sultans injects some cash. Otherwise the downward spiral will continue.
There was a lot of unhappy chaps when the CEO and RBA did an about face with the school fees and pay increase. RBA will not change until it fully collapses and has to start anew.
All I can say is have a good look around. Whilst everyone is aware of the pilot shortages, everyone has forgotten the engineer shortages which is even more severe.
The amount of pilots/engineers and aircraft deliveries does not equate my friend.
It looks a lot worse on the engineering side DCA has just closed the hangar and RBA have to outsource all there maintenance form A checks upwards. My advice is to steer clear of them unless the Sultans injects some cash. Otherwise the downward spiral will continue.
There was a lot of unhappy chaps when the CEO and RBA did an about face with the school fees and pay increase. RBA will not change until it fully collapses and has to start anew.
All I can say is have a good look around. Whilst everyone is aware of the pilot shortages, everyone has forgotten the engineer shortages which is even more severe.
The amount of pilots/engineers and aircraft deliveries does not equate my friend.
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Engineering jobs at RBA
Why are you looking at RBA? What field of engineering are you? Yes, there are problems, but as you read through this thread, there are benefits of this place as well outside of work. It all depends on your personal situation as well as any career aspirations you may have.... Drop me a PM if you wish and I can give you a summary of an engineers life and the package.
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i find it hard to beleive conditions are that unbearable at rba!
bottom line is i'm looking for somewhere better for me and my family to be, im looking for the lifestyle & social side,
of course, the job means a lot to me too. If the pay is good.....then thats a bonus as well. I dont want a big company, I want an easy life - are there really any other companies that can offer me that meaning not SIA, Thai or Mas??
bottom line is i'm looking for somewhere better for me and my family to be, im looking for the lifestyle & social side,
of course, the job means a lot to me too. If the pay is good.....then thats a bonus as well. I dont want a big company, I want an easy life - are there really any other companies that can offer me that meaning not SIA, Thai or Mas??
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It's not going to improve till----
The abysmal treatment handed down to pilots by the Boeing 767 Fleet Manager has gone on for long enough.
His removal from office cannot come soon enough, esp as we want to attract new staff.
His removal from office cannot come soon enough, esp as we want to attract new staff.
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Before things get worse??
I dont think things can get any worse, other than the demise of the company, and lets face it, it needs to happen in order for these idiots in management to be shown in their true light. Also, lets face it, your never going to change the mentality within the country, where they all want is something for nothing.
In the good old past where if something broke, the good ole sultan just dug into his silky pockets and out come something brand new? He's too busy right now, further feathering his own nest to bother what his run down Flying club is doing.
Dani, dont even consider working for this lot, you will most certainly come to regret it just like most of us who have left recently, there are plenty of jobs around, give this one a wide birth.
In the good old past where if something broke, the good ole sultan just dug into his silky pockets and out come something brand new? He's too busy right now, further feathering his own nest to bother what his run down Flying club is doing.
Dani, dont even consider working for this lot, you will most certainly come to regret it just like most of us who have left recently, there are plenty of jobs around, give this one a wide birth.
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Dani - don't even think of it. I got out after 14 months. Brunei is a nice place but RBA upper management couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery (if they were allowed to have a brewery).
Take Blacksheep's advice: he is a sage old man who knows what he is talking about.
Qantas have adverts in Flight. Why don't you drop them a line even if the advertised positions don't match your qualifications?
Take Blacksheep's advice: he is a sage old man who knows what he is talking about.
Qantas have adverts in Flight. Why don't you drop them a line even if the advertised positions don't match your qualifications?
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All RBA 777 Rated Pilots
Time to jump ship guys, the big announcement expected will be a damp squid and all decisions will be deferred to a later date.
The 777 bond has as many holes in it as the sinking ship, and all good will has long since gone.
The 777 bond has as many holes in it as the sinking ship, and all good will has long since gone.
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The next Board Meeting will confirm that the naff 777 deal is dead.
All those 777 (only) rated pilots will now be put back on the 767, which will go some way to replacing those leaving shortly.
All those 777 (only) rated pilots will now be put back on the 767, which will go some way to replacing those leaving shortly.
even for RBA 
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that does means that the boys who got thier 777rating coure would have done it for free that means that they are half rated and no bonds by RBA is applicable right? if so i can imagine lots of cv going out soon?