Hello Lonely planet,
go to the interview and get the job, you will not regret it.
As a new joiner, expect to make between 4200 to 4800 BHD which is around 7600 to 8700 eur roughly, tax free, all inclusive, any amount higher than that could be reached if you become an Instructor or if you have good connections with rostering.
Expect to have excellent ID travel benefits, 48 days of leave and salary that lands on your account every 28th of the month infallibly for the last couple of decades.
Housing allowance is good, could be better though, but still enough to get you a very high standard 3 bedroom flat or even a villa in a secured compound in the western part of Bahrain. If you want a villa on the beach or on a canal, you will be looking at 850 to 1200 BHD rent monthly.
Schooling options for kids are limited and the allowance covers only part of the schooling fees, as per my colleagues who are dealing with this issue.
Life in Bahrain is easy going and the Bahrainis are very friendly and forthcoming, they will go the extra mile to help you settle down and attend to your queries. A very friendly atmosphere all in all, most of the expat families are very happy to live in Bahrain and Bahrain is by far the best place to live in the Gulf: No flashy skyscrapers or multibillion malls or all sorts of restrictions at every corner, just very nice cozy places to gather with families and friends.
Operations wise, just like many other airlines, you ll find amazing colleagues and excellent operators as well as younger colleagues with substandard home upbringing and mucho attitude. The SOP standards are quite high and again, during your training and subsequent re-checks, people are there to check you but to help you as well, if needed.
Once on line, expect a lot of back of the clock sectors, a lot of sectors actually, which will not land you a lot of hours though, count about 58 to 65 hrs monthly, bear in mind that after a series of long nights, your days off will mostly be "sleeping" days, again, unless you make good relationship with rostering as there is big dog fight going on these days for who is going to do the very few European destinations the A320 flies to, as these are nice and easy sectors that bring a lot of hours and hence more dough .
Rumors are that we are getting 787s, additional 320s and so on and so forth, stories that we've heard already many times before, my point is :
don't expect to fly a wide body anytime soon.
Cant think of anything more.
Fire away if you have additional questions and hopefully welcome to the Pearl of the Gulf.
Over