I would not say that. Gulf Air is by a longshot THE GCC carrier that wants their own people up front. That's why so many expats, me included, got made redundant to get a local pilot in. I hold no grudge against them nor to the goverment. I would even go as far and say that I wish some European carriers would adopt the same policy. It's their herriatage, their country and their airline. I'm merely a guest and I fully understood my role.