Hi there,
it's good to learn that I am not the only one who's been waiting for reply from Etihad.
Our AD in Dubai was in mid of January. They told us that we'll get a "yes" or "no" reply in 48 hours. I didn't get any reply, so I followed up by calling them 1 week later to check if I passed or not. Fortunately, I received a positive answer. Now they are processing the security clearance for me, but it's been 2 months now. I followed up again 1 month ago and they replied me that they are still finalizing their course dates.
I read here from some posts that they might be starting their courses in the final quarter of 2009. But I didn't get any letter from them stating that. That's kind of frustrating because I can't wait to join Etihad, to be honest. Good thing I still didn't resign from my current job
so hopefully all this waiting will be rewarded in the end!