Royal Brunei - Night of the long knifes
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Now heres a deal for the new CEO. You stop costing me $500+ pcm in lost transport allowance, increments, medical benefits etc and I'll stop costing the airline $5000+ pcm in increased fuel burn costs. There is a lot of talent left in RBA. Do you want it working for you or against you?
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The sublety of fuel burns etc would be totally lost on this gang.If you think the loss of transport allowance is bad just wait and see what is next in store.
Even the previously enjoyed relationship between expat and local pilots are now being strained. Recent local promotions have a political are about then, not just to command but into the training dept. Rest assured the pressure will remain to get rid of the expat asap so that the salary bill can be substantially reduced.
The BOD and senior management want to find out the hard way and will not take any notice of the experiences of SQ and GF who thoght they could do better on their own. I'm keeping my CV instantly available!
Even the previously enjoyed relationship between expat and local pilots are now being strained. Recent local promotions have a political are about then, not just to command but into the training dept. Rest assured the pressure will remain to get rid of the expat asap so that the salary bill can be substantially reduced.
The BOD and senior management want to find out the hard way and will not take any notice of the experiences of SQ and GF who thoght they could do better on their own. I'm keeping my CV instantly available!
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This thread has run for 188 posts now and I feel that it may have served its purpose. Does anybody else wish to contribute or is it time for me to delete it.
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Ok bus we'll let it run. Over to you Des. Any news on Mr Foster or shall I look at my online Borneo Bulletin for the latest.
My latest copy of flight says RegionAir are looking for 767 drivers.
My latest copy of flight says RegionAir are looking for 767 drivers.
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Thinalbert, this is the only site to get the latest news on RBA. You just have to see how many hits it gets every day. Not least its always correct, and often days ahead of the BB. Keep it going mate.
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Sorry, I've been away earning a crust. Foster has signed for 2 years to officially take over on the 1 Sept. He has already commented on the the huge overstaffing that RBA enjoy. With the current ED having resigned but still in place due to him being the accountable manager on the AOC, he will either have to stay until 1 Sept or their will have to be an interim CEO ( easily approved by the DCA who basically do as they are told)
One a/c offered for service recently ex the hangar with a seat pan broken,no problem there until the Captain says lets check the rest. 30% of EY broken.Not very good for the pax to see 70 plus seats with "Inop " stickers on them.
This is what happens when you p*** the boys off.
I heard tell of one Andrew Lithgow who was with the airline on the 737's and he would check everything and frequently find something that was safety related and demand a check of the complete a/c. Many delays followed and of course he could not be faulted. This is the way RBA will ,unfortunetly go again unless some small olive branch is offered to us all.
One a/c offered for service recently ex the hangar with a seat pan broken,no problem there until the Captain says lets check the rest. 30% of EY broken.Not very good for the pax to see 70 plus seats with "Inop " stickers on them.
This is what happens when you p*** the boys off.
I heard tell of one Andrew Lithgow who was with the airline on the 737's and he would check everything and frequently find something that was safety related and demand a check of the complete a/c. Many delays followed and of course he could not be faulted. This is the way RBA will ,unfortunetly go again unless some small olive branch is offered to us all.
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Funny you should mention seat pans...
RBA reluctant to fund the replacement of same. As a consequence, most have multiple repairs with many deferred replacements as a result.
Ergo, state of seats not really the fault of the cabin team. The RBA culture does not encourage the dissenting certifier.
Also, many pax complaints about thin seat cushions. All except those on the GE powered 767s are very old (the cushions, not the pax) and as flat as a roti john. On a recent trip to LHR, I sat for many uncomfortable hours with what was left of the seat pan poking my posterior.
Seats none too clean, either.
RBA reluctant to fund the replacement of same. As a consequence, most have multiple repairs with many deferred replacements as a result.
Ergo, state of seats not really the fault of the cabin team. The RBA culture does not encourage the dissenting certifier.
Also, many pax complaints about thin seat cushions. All except those on the GE powered 767s are very old (the cushions, not the pax) and as flat as a roti john. On a recent trip to LHR, I sat for many uncomfortable hours with what was left of the seat pan poking my posterior.
Seats none too clean, either.
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They have done it again, no notice to staff, read it first in BB, or BruDirect. 
Ex Brunei Corruption Head To Act As RBA Chief
By Ignatius Stephen
Bandar Seri Begawan - Former Anti corruption head has been appointed temporarily as Acting Chief Executive Officer of Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) effective from yesterday.
He is Dato Paduka Haji Ahmad bin Haji Ibrahim, now a RBA Director who will act for a month as CEO when Mr Peter William Foster, a British citizen will take over the post.
The RBA Board of Directors announced yesterday that it has appointed Mr. Peter William Foster as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from September 1.
The handing-over of duties between Pengiran All bin Pengiran Haji Ahmad, the current Executive Director of the Company and Mr. Peter William Foster was held at the Royal Brunei Recreation Club (RBRC) on Wednesday July 24.
Present at the ceremony were members of the Board of Directors and senior management of the Company. Pengiran Ali left the national carrier on July 31 on an early retirement, the release said.
During the interim period, the Board of Directors has designated Dato Paduka Haji Ahmad bin Haji Ibrahim, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1 to August 31.
"With these changes, the Board of Directors has re-designated the post of the Executive Director as the Chief Executive Officer with effect from August 1," the release added.
The new Chief Executive Officer, a British citizen, was educated at Cambridge University and INSEAD, France.
He has considerable experience in aviation, principally in both Europe and Asia with Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPA), having joined the airline's owner, John Swire and Sons Limited, in September 1982.
In January 1999 he left CPA to found Regent Star Services Limited, an airline management company that was appointed to provide management advisory services to Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL).
In his capacity as Chief Company Advisor, he led a team that successfully restructured PAL and returned it to profitability. He has subsequently worked in the Middle East and Europe prior to returning to Asia to join RBA, the release said.
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Ex Brunei Corruption Head To Act As RBA Chief
By Ignatius Stephen
Bandar Seri Begawan - Former Anti corruption head has been appointed temporarily as Acting Chief Executive Officer of Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) effective from yesterday.
He is Dato Paduka Haji Ahmad bin Haji Ibrahim, now a RBA Director who will act for a month as CEO when Mr Peter William Foster, a British citizen will take over the post.
The RBA Board of Directors announced yesterday that it has appointed Mr. Peter William Foster as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from September 1.
The handing-over of duties between Pengiran All bin Pengiran Haji Ahmad, the current Executive Director of the Company and Mr. Peter William Foster was held at the Royal Brunei Recreation Club (RBRC) on Wednesday July 24.
Present at the ceremony were members of the Board of Directors and senior management of the Company. Pengiran Ali left the national carrier on July 31 on an early retirement, the release said.
During the interim period, the Board of Directors has designated Dato Paduka Haji Ahmad bin Haji Ibrahim, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1 to August 31.
"With these changes, the Board of Directors has re-designated the post of the Executive Director as the Chief Executive Officer with effect from August 1," the release added.
The new Chief Executive Officer, a British citizen, was educated at Cambridge University and INSEAD, France.
He has considerable experience in aviation, principally in both Europe and Asia with Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPA), having joined the airline's owner, John Swire and Sons Limited, in September 1982.
In January 1999 he left CPA to found Regent Star Services Limited, an airline management company that was appointed to provide management advisory services to Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL).
In his capacity as Chief Company Advisor, he led a team that successfully restructured PAL and returned it to profitability. He has subsequently worked in the Middle East and Europe prior to returning to Asia to join RBA, the release said.
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If the interim CEO ( ex anti corruption bureau boss) gets his way,an he probably will, he will continue to pull the strings even after Foster arrives. It may also be of interest to any expat who doesn't already now it, he wants the country ,and in particular, the airline localised as soon as possible, if not before. I for one have dusted off my CV again although iwas hoping to do another 3 years here.This is looking increasingly unlikely.
If the plan comes off to wet lease a geriatric, rusty 757 to Fiji comes off, no doubt we'll all be off to the Pacific until it's discovered Fiji can't even pay for a 757.
If the plan comes off to wet lease a geriatric, rusty 757 to Fiji comes off, no doubt we'll all be off to the Pacific until it's discovered Fiji can't even pay for a 757.
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I seem to remember that the State of Fiji abandoned a B707 at Malaysia's Subang airport several years ago because they couldn't pay the parking charges. If I'm wrong someone will no doubt correct me, but I seem to recall that it brought Fiji's Head of State on an official visit to Malaysia: no sooner had he left the airport than someone slapped a lien on it for unpaid onvoices, leaving the poor fellow to cadge a lift back home. The abandoned B707 eventually became a restaurant in Section 14, Petaling Jaya until the sorry wreck was finally carted off for scrap a couple of years back.
RBA's current commercially experienced BOD will have inquired into the State of Fiji's ability to pay for the 757-2M6 before it departs, so there's obviously no cause for concern today.
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RBA's current commercially experienced BOD will have inquired into the State of Fiji's ability to pay for the 757-2M6 before it departs, so there's obviously no cause for concern today.
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I don't know about any wet lease of a geriatric rusty 757 to Fiji. But I do know of a planned wet lease of an ex hangar 12C check expertly overhauled, no rust or corrosion, with new paint job, B757-2M6 to Tonga.
Yes, Tonga not Fiji. One B757 with 6 crews. If you fancy flying fish to Japan via Guam that is.
From the company Berita magazine several years ago, it remains in my mind with all the changes and ill feeling around. An article ran:
''We would like to have all Expat First Officers replaced with local crews with 5 years and all expat Captains within 8 years. Also we would like to have Brunein's in all senior positions within the company within 5 years''
Now this is my own recollection of the article, not an actual quote, worded as it is, what is happening now seems to be playing out what the company has had in mind for sometime. Other than that no other gossip. Oh, by the way, our new CEO, when he went into PAL, was noted as saying to outsize and grow you have to downsize and slow. Now make what you want of that but where is the next three months going to lead.
J.E. , Big NZ Henry said hello for the next hash.
From the company Berita magazine several years ago, it remains in my mind with all the changes and ill feeling around. An article ran:
''We would like to have all Expat First Officers replaced with local crews with 5 years and all expat Captains within 8 years. Also we would like to have Brunein's in all senior positions within the company within 5 years''
Now this is my own recollection of the article, not an actual quote, worded as it is, what is happening now seems to be playing out what the company has had in mind for sometime. Other than that no other gossip. Oh, by the way, our new CEO, when he went into PAL, was noted as saying to outsize and grow you have to downsize and slow. Now make what you want of that but where is the next three months going to lead.
J.E. , Big NZ Henry said hello for the next hash.