Gulf Air's Policy
At Gulf Air, promotion from company First Officer to Captain is only on the Boeing 767 and A320 (no upgrades on the A330 or A340). Given that the Boeing 767 is expected to be phased out and it is doubtful that there will be any more upgrades onto the left seat of the 767, I will concentrate on the A320 qualifications as they currently stand:
a) Licence Omani ATPL
b) Flying Experience 4000 total as pilot including:
i) 1500 hours flying on multi-engine airplanes with an MTOW greater than 50,000 kgs.
c) Pilots with no previous Airbus Fly by Wire Experience:
The command evalutation and command interview will be undertaken by the A320 Fleet, following completion of a successful recurrent proficiency check on the A320
d) Pilots with previous Airbus Fly by Wire Experience:
Command evaluation and interview will be undertaken on their current fleet.