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Inside RBA
Roundup of Royal Brunei Airlines happenings
RBA Pilot Speaks at
Students Conference
Boeing 777 pilot, Senior First Offi cer Sharifah Czarena Surainy Syed Hj
Hashim, was invited to be a panelist speaker at the International School
Brunei’s Borneo Global Issues Conference held early March.
The conference was offi cially opened by Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri
Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah binti Pengiran Haji Salleh Ab
Rahaman. Over 300 students from schools in Brunei, Japan, Malaysia,
Indonesia and Thailand participated in the four-day event, which this year
carried the theme ‘Women in the 21st Century’.
Following the conference, Senior First Offi cer Czarena said, “Having the
opportunity to interact with the students during the conference was an
absolute pleasure. To have once upon a time been a student in ISB and to
now come back as a recognised ‘someone’ was a sheer delight.
“One of my messages to them was to not be afraid to dream because with
hard work and determination, that dream one day, may just come true.”
Throughout the conference, participating students debated various topics
in a simulation of a UN proceeding in four main debating motions: Socio-
Economic Affairs, Human Rights, Politics and the Environment.
MUHIBAH
Visit by
HRH Prince Hj Abd ’Azim
His Royal Highness Prince Haji Abdul ’Azim paid a
visit to Brunei International Airport, RBA’s Engineering
Department and RBA Training Centre on 21 March.
Airline Deputy Chairman Dermot Mannion and
members of Senior Management greeted His Royal
Highness upon arrival at the Engineering Department.
During the visit, the Prince inspected an Airbus 319 that
was undergoing a maintenance check and toured some
of the engineering workshops. At the RBA Training
Centre, His Royal Highness was briefed about the
Safety & Emergency Procedures section and the Flight
Simulator facilities.
Accompanying His Royal Highness throughout the
visit was Brunei’s Minister of Communications,
Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan
Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdullah bin Begawan
Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, and executives from
the Ministry.
Flights to Melbourne Inaugurated
On 29 March, Royal Brunei Airlines inaugurated its four-times weekly services
to Melbourne, Australia. The fl ights to Melbourne operate on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, utilising RBA’s Boeing 777 aircraft.
Airline Deputy Chairman, Dermot Mannion said, “The launching of Royal
Brunei Airlines’ direct fl ight to Melbourne will strengthen the relationship
between Australia and Brunei Darussalam – not just within tourism and trade
but also in hopefully, the education sector.”
Congratulating the airline on this occasion, His Excellency Mark Sawers,
Australian High Commissioner to Brunei, commented. “This new service is
certainly welcome news to travellers both as a direct stop or a transit option.”
Royal Brunei Airlines Melbourne offi ce is located at Level 10, 45 William Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.