RBA Unveils New In-flight Comfort

Dato Hj Hazair being briefed about the 'Sky Dreamer' seats on Royal Brunei Airlines.

(RIGHT) SLEEPING ON THE JOB? Trying out the new 'Sky Dreamer' seats aboard RBA ... to the fullest. (LEFT) The new seats in the economy cabin, with built-in TV screens. To complement the new seats, RBA installed the latest personal in-flight entertainment system. "Together with Sky Show and the new Sky Lounge at Brunei International Airport, we are now in a position to offer our customer a truly superb travel experience," said RBA chief executive officer Peter Foster.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Royal Brunei Airlines, the Sultanate’s national carrier, unveiled its new Business and Economy Class yesterday morning.

Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hazair, Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's office and RBA chairman, witnessed and experienced the new development.

The retrofit, which was announced last year under the 10-year strategic plan, is aimed to increase the level of comfort and service offered to passengers travelling on Royal Brunei Airlines.

With these new products, RBA now offers state-of-the-art entertainment and seating comfort. This will enable the airline to attract even greater number of passengers in both premium and economy cabins.

In the new business class, Sky Executive Class, passengers will enjoy the newly-installed 'Sky Dreamer' Seats. These seats offer 75 inches of comfort when fully reclined and become almost horizontal. Sky Dreamer seats also provide maximum privacy with their pod-shaped design and privacy screen.

For business travellers, the Sky Dreamer comes equipped with in-seat power connector and personal reading lights. There is also a 10.4 inch personal TV screen for each passenger in Sky Executive Class.

Economy class also underwent a facelift. The new seats come with a 'winglet headress' and foot rests. Also available is an 8.4 inch personal TV screen, among one of the largest offered in Economy Class in the world, offering Skyshow.

For the first time ever on Royal Brunei Airlines, passengers in both Sky Executive Class as well as Economy Class can now rewind, fast forward, pause or choose a movie of their choice on the new entertainment system installed.

The latest Thales i-4000 series personal in-flight entertainment system or 'Sky Show' as RBA calls it offers 17 video-on-demand selections, 5 broadcast video channels, 10 games, 12 CD albums-on-demand and 15 channels of continuous audio entertainment in a variety of languages.

The new Boeing 767 300 Series will accommodate 23 passengers in its Business Class or Sky Executive Class as it is now called, along with 182 Economy Class passengers.

The airline will deploy the newly retrofitted aircraft on its long haul routes such as those in Europe and Australia, with its first flight to Frankfurt sometime next week.

Three other Boeing 767s will also be upgraded to ensure that passengers on long haul flights will have a wider selection of entertainment and the ultimate in comfort.

Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hazair, Chairman of the Royal Brunei Airlines, and Mr. Peter Foster, Chief Executive Officer, were on hand to experience the new products. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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