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===Stabilisation plan: 2012–present=== [[File:Boeing 787-8 'V8-DLC' (21920761932).jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 787-8]] of Royal Brunei at [[London Heathrow Airport]] in 2015]] On 21 June 2012, Royal Brunei Airlines announced that the company was implementing a plan to improve its operations, financial 'performance', and customer service experience, ground operations for all airports. As part of the plan, services to Auckland, Brisbane, [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], and Ho Chi Minh City were suspended effective after the last scheduled flights of October 2012. Flights to Kuching were suspended after the last scheduled flight of July 2012. The airline leased two additional Airbus A320s in 2013, together with five [[Boeing 787]]s, to strengthen and revitalise its regional network, and international routes respectively. The first of the five Boeing 787s, with registration number V8-DLA, was delivered on 4 October 2013. All of its Boeing 787 aircraft are powered by the [[Rolls-Royce Trent|Rolls-Royce Trent 1000]] engines. On 18 October 2013, the Bandar Seri Begawan to Singapore service was used as the 787's inaugural flight. Flights to London Heathrow via Dubai using the 787s started on 2 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RB 787 Dreamliner's maiden flight |url=http://BorneoBulletin.Brunei-Online.com/index.php/2013/10/19/dreamliners-maiden-flight-to-singapore/ |website=BorneoBulletin.Brunei-Online.com |publisher=[[Borneo Bulletin]] |date=19 October 2013|access-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111133751/http://borneobulletin.brunei-online.com/index.php/2013/10/19/dreamliners-maiden-flight-to-singapore/|archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> [[File:V8-RBD@PKX (20191027152814).jpg|thumb|left|A Royal Brunei [[Airbus A320neo]] in the Brunei Tourism livery]] On 6 November 2013, Royal Brunei Airlines outlined plans to offer a '100% Dreamliner service' on all of its long-haul routes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=100% RB Dreamliner service |url=http://BorneoBulletin.Brunei-Online.com/index.php/2013/11/07/rb-outlines-plans-for-100pc-b787-dreamliner-service-on-long-haul-flights/ |website=BorneoBulletin.Brunei-Online.com |publisher=[[Borneo Bulletin]] |date=7 November 2013|access-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111133607/http://borneobulletin.brunei-online.com/index.php/2013/11/07/rb-outlines-plans-for-100pc-b787-dreamliner-service-on-long-haul-flights/|archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> The airline at that time considered southern India for its next airline expansion. RB, which operated four Airbus A320s and two Airbus A319s as of November 2013, also planned to expand its short-haul aircraft fleet to 'double digits'. The airline looked at plans to purchase current-generation Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s. These short-haul aircraft might also be used on flights to Australia, as part of its future expansion plan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Brunei's future airline expansion |url=http://www.BruDirect.com/national/national/national-headlines/10174-rb-eyeing-southern-india-with-short-haul-jets |website=BruDirect.com |date=7 November 2013|access-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111131130/http://www.brudirect.com/national/national/natioal-headlines/10174-rb-eyeing-southern-india-with-short-haul-jets|archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> RB resumed flights to [[Bali]] four times a week, starting July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.FlyRoyalBrunei.com/australia/2014/04/17/royal-brunei-airlines-returns-to-the-island-of-bali/ |title=Royal Brunei Airlines returns to the island of Bali |website=FlyRoyalBrunei.com |publisher=Royal Brunei Airlines |date=17 April 2014|access-date=6 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506075402/http://www.flyroyalbrunei.com/australia/2014/04/17/royal-brunei-airlines-returns-to-the-island-of-bali/|archive-date=6 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Effective 17 October 2014, RB resumed flights to Ho Chi Minh City four times a week, as it looked to use the destination to connect with key regional and international markets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.BT.com.bn/business-national/2014/07/26/flag-carrier-flying-ho-chi-minh-oct-17 |title=Flag carrier flying to Ho Chi Minh from Oct 17 |website=BT.com.bn |publisher=[[The Brunei Times]] |date=26 July 2014|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200023/http://www.bt.com.bn/business-national/2014/07/26/flag-carrier-flying-ho-chi-minh-oct-17|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The airline leased two new Airbus A320 aircraft which were delivered in September and November 2015, eventually to replace the two Airbus A319 aircraft. This indicated the start of the programme to modernise the narrow-body fleet, with up to ten Airbus A320s to be delivered from the end of 2017.<ref>{{cite journal |title=In brief: Royal Brunei Airlines plans to lease two new Airbus A320s |page=17 |journal=[[Airliner World]] |date=January 2015}}</ref> RB's first A320-neo was delivered on the 28 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BjUE954gOj-/?igsh=MWJ3cG1uM3NyeWhzMg== |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> The CEO from 2011 to March 2016 was Dermot Mannion. In March 2016, Dermot Mannion finished his five-year term and was replaced by Karam Chand. On 6 January 2021, Captain Haji Khalidkhan Haji Asmakhan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for Royal Brunei Airlines<ref name=CEO-Asmakhan>{{Cite web |title=Royal Brunei replaces Chand, appoints new CEO |url=https://AviationWeek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/royal-brunei-replaces-chand-appoints-new-ceo |website=AviationWeek.com |publisher=[[Aviation Week Network]] |date=11 January 2021|access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> and retired the position on 10 October 2021. On 1 November 2022, Captain Sabirin Hj Abd Hamid was appointed as the current Chief Executive Officer for Royal Brunei Airlines. Prior to the appointment he was the Acting CEO for 13 months and the Chief Operation Officer since 6 January 2021. <ref>{{Cite web |last=najibahk |date=2022-12-02 |title=New Chief Executive Officer - Brunei {{!}} Royal Brunei Airlines |url=https://www.flyroyalbrunei.com/brunei/en/announcement-of-royal-brunei-airlines-new-chief-executive-officer/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Brunei |language=en-US}}</ref>
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