What in heaven’s name is going on? When is Bahrain going to learn that the only reason Dubai is so successful is that they have employed, in the most part, expats to run their businesses unfettered by strife ridden tribal locals with diverse agendas bearing no heed to the requirements of the business or country. GF was the premier airline in the region, between the warring political owners they have managed to destroy what was a gem with unlimited potential to become a world player. The withdrawal of Oman from the company was a god send and Bahrain has the opportunity to really get this old lady back on track. And what does Bahrain do, it once again shoots itself in the head and continues to destroy the company from within. Whether Dose is the right man is debatable, clearly the Board is not. The powers that be and in particular the Crown Prince need a reality check and a wakeup call. The current problems in Gulf Air are deep seated and rooted in the culture, a root and branch re-organisation is required starting with the Board. Redundancies are required and one way or the other Bahrain will have to bite the bullet either by folding the company (total redundancy) or re-organising it into a lean machine capable of making its own way in an ever increasingly competitive world. Gulf Air can no longer be a social service employing clearly inadequate personnel in a highly technical and demanding business. This re-organisation equally applies to BAS who along with the board are a rock around the neck of Gulf Air and will help sink any attempt to get the airline back on track. If indeed Dose is to leave then the worst thing the Government of Bahrain can do is once again bury its head in the sand and run away from this calamity by employing more and more locals who between them are destroying the Falcon that could still yet be the pride of Bahrain. GF is still capable of being an engine of growth for the country employing well trained locals with a can do attitude, this will take time and will involve a seed change in the way the country manages its assets and infrastructure which is currently a shambles ambling along from one disaster to another. On the bright side the country is growing rapidly on the back of $70 per barrel, regrettably the administration and culture are not. To continue in this vein will only lead to a catastrophe of national proportions involving civil strife. Gulf Air is merely a symptom of a far deeper malaise destroying from within.