Royal Brunei Airlines, the country's flag carrier, was established on 18 November 1974 as an independent corporation wholly owned by the government of Brunei Darussalam.

The airline's chairman is Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Hamid bin Pengiran Haji Mohd Yassin, a Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office. The Acting Chief Executive Officer is Pengiran Yusof bin Pengiran Haji Jeludin while other Brunei citizens hold the senior management posts within the departments of Airline Operations, Commercial, Corporate Services, and Engineering.

Daily services from Heathrow (via Dubai) to Brunei with onward services to Kota Kinabalu.