Gulf Air achieves 100pc Bahrainisation for second officer pilots

Gulf Air, yesterday announced it has achieved 100 per cent Bahrainisation for its second officer pilots as it continues to employ Bahrainis as cadet pilots to gradually grow in their career development.

Recently, the airline welcomed a new batch of six pilots and congratulated them on their career start with Gulf Air. The chief executive officer of the airline Kresimir Kucko and deputy chief executive officer Captain Waleed Al Alawi, as well as members of the executive management, celebrated the new pilots during an event that took place at the airline’s headquarter in Muharraq.

Gulf Air has achieved total Bahrainisation for its second officers as well as male cabin crew. Moreover, 96 per cent of the airline’s first officers are Bahrainis to achieve 100pc Bahrainisation for all its captains by 2030.