Royal Brunei Airlines Mass Sackings
Royal Brunei Airlines recently made all but a handful of expat pilots redundant.
The facts
Many horror stories of the bully Chief Pilot who likes to stamp his authority by shouting and posturing. Last year calling crews mid-flight and demanding that the Captain's rest is interrupted so he can be bawled at for leaving some cargo behind in favour of taking extra fuel for weather. Such a shame to see a once great airline go down this path, even more of a shame for all of the families involved, for the careers they've so brutally ended and for the kids who've only known Brunei as their home to now be uprooted and kicked out of the country. Unfortunately the airline is only going in one direction and now with the majority of experienced pilots leaving the airline they will be very vulnerable going forward. |
With the oil running out and current COVID situation there won’t be a need for, or money to fund an airline of this size anyway. Going forward, a few A320s to cover regional destinations such as SIN/BKK/HKG etc is all that will be required.
The airline was simply the Sultan’s vanity project, trying to mimic the Middle East 3 from an unfavourable location with no alcohol service it was never going to be a money maker. Unless HM is prepared to keep pouring the dollars in, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the B787s disposed of and long haul routes operated as codeshares with other airlines such as CX and SQ in the post COVID consolidation. It’s a shame as it was a nice little boutique airline back in the early 2000s with decent conditions and routes for the pilots. Suitable for someone who wanted a quiet life in a small operation rather than Dubai and EK. |
I know there is no point in reminiscing, but RBA (and Brunei) was at it's best in the 80's and 90's, and around Mike Fox time
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Do people even go to Brunei for recreation?
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I know there is no point in reminiscing, but RBA (and Brunei) was at it's best in the 80's and 90's, and around Mike Fox time |
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