It seems the SIM was a major stumbling block. The number of applicants offered a position for the next round is far below that of what was expected. It seems that FOs did better in the SIM eval than the Capts. A pass rate of less than 60% has been quoted (not confirmed though). Those that got through this stage have yet to do all the party tricks in DXB, so it will be interesting to see how many of the 36 turn up, and of them, how many pass. Other walk in applicants from the open days will of course be offered interviews, so final numbers from these sessions will take a while to work out.