From the following article:
Gulf Daily News » Local News » Union seeking Gulf Air talks
Gulf Air announced the restructuring strategy, which aims to reduce losses of BD95 million a year, in December after parliament and the Shura Council vetoed a request for a BD664.3m government bailout.
However, Mr Mahdi complained that Gulf Air was hiring former Bahrain Air pilots - even as it sought to shed its own workforce.
The carrier previously said it would not sack Bahraini pilots.
Incredible the stupidity and ignorance of these people.
Let's look at the facts:
1) Big number of expat pilots sacked, even those who held seniority over Bahraini's.
No Bahraini pilots sacked.
2) Sacked expats are now being replaced by
Bahraini Bahrain Air pilots and Bahraini pensioners that got offered their over 60 contracts again.
3) Bahraini GAA cadets starting training monthly, possibly to replace the remaining expat workforce.
I think the proces is called Bahrainisation. It's been on the books for a long time, but this time it is actually being executed.
A. FORCE