Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has promoted Captain Sabirin Hj Abd Hamid to the post of Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his official appointment, Captain Sabirin held the position of Acting CEO since October 11, 2021. In his role, Sabirin will continue to ensure that the airline operates safely, reliably and sustainably.
Sabirin joined RB in 1988 under the airline’s cadet pilot program. He was then seconded to AirUK airlines in London Stansted, flying the Fokker Friendship F27 as First Officer in 1989. He returned to Brunei in 1992 as First Officer on RB’s B757/B767 fleet.
In 2001, Captain Sabirin received his Command and joined the Flight Operations Quality section as Quality Assurance Officer.
In 2007, he was promoted to Vice President of Quality, Safety, and Security Operations and from 2012 to Head of Quality, Safety, Security, and Environment. Before becoming Acting CEO, he was appointed Chief Operations Officer in January 2021, responsible for RB’s Operations Division.