Royal Brunei Airways and Boeing have simply introduced an plane order, which is fairly vital when you think about the scale of the provider’s fleet.
Royal Brunei orders extra Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Royal Brunei has positioned an order for 4 Boeing 787-9 plane. Royal Brunei’s lengthy haul fleet presently consists of 5 Boeing 787-8s, which the airline began taking supply of in 2013. The airline has lengthy had a partnership with Boeing, and was even the primary airline in Southeast Asia to fly the Dreamliner. The 787-9 will properly complement these planes, provided that that is the bigger variant of the jet.
Right here’s how Royal Brunei CEO Sabirin bin Haji Abdul Hamid describes this order:
“The forthcoming arrival of the Dreamliner 787-9 plane symbolizes a daring step ahead in our ongoing journey in the direction of innovation and excellence. RB had been working the Dreamliner 787-8 for the final 10 years, and with this order, it would guarantee we proceed with a product that our buyer come to take pleasure in. In our fixed effort to supply unparalleled service matched with the best security requirements to our company, the brand new fleet will permit us the potential to faucet into new development areas, strengthening RB’s market enchantment and supply a superior journey expertise to our company.”
“The acquisition of the Dreamliner B787-9 fleet additional continues our long-time partnership with Boeing by means of the previous 50 years the place we celebrated tenth yr of working the 787 fleet within the area, final yr. We sit up for a extra profitable future with Boeing as we embark on this new journey collectively.”
Will these planes be used for development or renewal?
For the reason that supply timeline for these jets isn’t but recognized, I can’t assist however surprise if these new 787-9s will probably be used for incremental development (bringing Royal Brunei’s fleet to 9 787-9s), or in the event that they’ll be used to interchange the present 787-8s within the coming years, because it’s common for some airways to interchange plane after a bit over a decade (despite the fact that that’s pointless).
It sounds to me just like the airline plans to easily add these to the fleet incrementally, which might signify an enormous growth. Presently Royal Brunei’s 787 community consists of flights from Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN) to Melbourne (MEL), Dubai (DXB), and London (LHR), with the London service working by way of Dubai.
Brunei is a really small nation, a lot of the provider’s lengthy haul community appears to encompass carrying passengers between Melbourne and London, with two stops alongside the way in which. Provided that Royal Brunei is a dry airline, I’m shocked so many Brits and Aussies are down for this journey, however I suppose if the value is true… 😉
With Royal Brunei updating its lengthy haul fleet, I hope that the airline additionally introduces a brand new passenger expertise, as the present 787s certain aren’t a lot to get enthusiastic about. They merely have totally flat seats in a 2-2-2 configuration, which isn’t aggressive these days. You possibly can learn my overview of Royal Brunei’s 787 enterprise class right here.
Backside line
Royal Brunei has positioned an order for 4 Boeing 787-9s, complementing the provider’s current fleet of 5 Boeing 787-8s. It stays to be seen if the airline will use these planes for vital development, roughly doubling its lengthy haul capability, or if these planes will finally be used to interchange current 787-8s. Regardless, right here’s to hoping the airline introduces an improved passenger expertise.
What do you make of Royal Brunei’s Boeing 787-9 order?
