Its really strange that peolple say that if you are gulf air you can get in and if not you dont. At the moment from what i know is the passing rate is 55% all around regardless of who you are or where you work. So for those who fail and then say its because your not GF get real, or find a better excuse please this one is getting old. As for the interview well its 3 days. First day you sit for 4 exams. Day 2 it the face to face interview and the SIM check. Day 3 is the medical. Its straight forward but you need to prepare a bit. As for time from application till your called, usually if rated within a month and non rated could be longer. They need to start looking into a new package like all other airlines in this area to keep pilots coming or they too will start losing pilots. For now its a nice place to work but it does have its problems but generally good, they also introduced a new overtime and an income protection plan in addition to whats on the website....good luck all and hope this info is valuable to some.....