Summary
- Royal Brunei Airlines has made headlines with an order for 4 Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ family aircraft on the Singapore Airshow.
- The acquisition of the fashionable widebodies will enhance the carrier’s market appeal and travel experience for guests.
- The renewed investment within the 787 will increase Brunei’s connectivity with the world.
Royal Brunei Airlines has wasted no time in making headlines on the 2024 Singapore Airshow, having placed an order for 4 aircraft from the Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ family on the show’s opening day. The acquisition will see its fleet of the fashionable widebody series almost double, offering a big increase in capability.
Within the books
As announced earlier today in a press release issued by Boeing, the manufacturer has confirmed the sale of 4 examples of the mid-sized 787-9 variant to Royal Brunei Airlines. While the carrier is accustomed to the smaller 787-8, that is its first order for the 787-9 model, with CEO Sabirin bin Haji Abdul Hamid stating that:
“Royal Brunei Airlines has been operating the 787-8 for the last 10 years, and this order will ensure we proceed with a product that our customers have come to enjoy. In our constant effort to supply unparalleled service matched with the best safety standards to our guests, the brand new fleet will allow us the potential to tap into recent growth areas, strengthening our market appeal and enabling us to offer a superior travel experience to our guests.”
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This order represents the most recent milestone in what has been a robust working relationship between Boeing and the airline. This was exemplified by the incontrovertible fact that Royal Brunei was the primary carrier in Southeast Asia to fly the 787, with its maiden delivery of the sort going down just over a decade ago.
Constructing on its existing fleet
In response to data made available by ch-aviation, Royal Brunei’s present Dreamliner fleet consists of 5 examples of the short-fuselage 787-8 model. These aircraft are 9.4 years old on average, and 4 are listed as currently being energetic, while the fifth (V8-DLA) is undergoing maintenance. The presence of the larger 787-9 will help Royal Brunei to grow, as Boeing’s Brad McMullen explains:
“By renewing its investment within the 787 Dreamliner, Royal Brunei Airlines will proceed to attach Brunei with the world, while offering the carrier’s signature service and luxury to passengers. The 787-9 will deliver the flexibility, efficiency and range that Royal Brunei Airlines desires to pursue increasing air travel and tourism opportunities.”
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In response to data from SeatGuru, Royal Brunei’s existing Boeing 787-8 aircraft have a two-class configuration that seats 18 business and 236 economy class passengers. Boeing notes that the larger 787-9’s passenger capability is roughly 20% higher, which implies that Royal Brunei’s examples will likely have around 300 seats. The kind’s range clocks in at a formidable 14,010 km (7,565 NM).
Not the one Asian carrier to order the 787 today
Elsewhere on the Singapore Airshow, fellow Asian carrier Thai Airways has also been making headlines with an order for 45 examples of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. While the deal was officially finalized in December of 2023, the airline had previously been marked in Boeing’s data as an unidentified customer.
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