RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Wednesday, 14 February 2024
– Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) received a courtesy call from the Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U. (Airbus DS) delegation. The delegation of six people were led by Maria Angeles Marti, Head of Tanker, Transport and Mission Programmes, and Oscar Alonso Romero, Head of Air Power Sales.
During the call, both sides expressed appreciation for the recent successful acceptance of the two C295MW aircrafts and progress of the Air Transport project thus far. The RBAirF Commander hopes the collaboration between the people involved from both sides would only continue to strengthen to support the efficient operations of the new fleet and the remainder of the project. Airbus DS have reasserted their commitments in supporting the RBAirF throughout the life of the fleet and hopes that the fleet will be able to contribute to the RBAirF roles as intended.
The Airbus DS delegation were in the country to witness the introduction into service of the new C295MW fleet by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.
PEMERINTAH TUDB MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U.
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Rabu, 14 Februari 2024 – Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada delegasi Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U. (Airbus DS) pada hari ini. Delegasi seramai enam orang tersebut diketuai oleh Puan Maria Angeles Marti,
Head of Tanker, Transport and Mission Programmes, dan Tuan Oscar Alonso Romero,
Head of Air Power Sales.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua belah pihak telah merakamkan ucapan penghargaan di atas penerimaan dua buah pesawat C295MW baru-baru ini dan perkembangan projek Pesawat Angkut setakat ini. Pemerintah TUDB turut menzahirkan harapan agar kerjasama di antara kedua belah pihak akan terus kukuh ke arah mendokong keberkesanan operasi pesawat-pesawat baru tersebut itu nanti serta perjalanan projek tersebut seterusnya. Airbus DS juga telah menegaskan komitmen mereka di dalam mendokong TUDB di sepanjang hayat pesawat tersebut dan berharap agar pesawat-pesawat tersebut akan mampu menyumbang ke arah pencapaian peranan-peranan TUDB seperti yang dihasratkan.
Delegasi Airbus DS tersebut telahpun berada di dalam negara ini untuk menyaksikan upacara perasmian ke dalam perkhidmatan bagi pesawat C295MW tersebut oleh Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam.
