hahah, sounds like I am in the exact same situation as you were when you applied.... not feelin optimistic about it at all now.. the reason why I aplied through the agency was cos I was adviced to as there is no open day or assessment day in my country anytime soon..so i was told that I wont hear anything from Etihad in the near future although I am willing to travel somewhere to meet the Etihad recruitment team..
I heard from the agency almost straight away (although i can see from what you wrote me that you may have been in the same situation as me..)
I applied to Etihad 3 weeks ago... so yeah if i dont get a "yes" from the agency itll prob be a long while before i hear from Etihad........
Thanks,
missydk