First officer position opportunities

[aacc777]

Hello there,

I am curious to hear the opinion or rather , the interpretation of all of you pilots, about the ongoing job requirement in the past decade for 500 hours on type for a first officer pilot job.

It is remarkably wide common to see that on the Asian market job adds.

For how long do you guys think this illogical requirement will last?
I assume there must be enough experienced pilots to fill the vast number of pilot jobs now days...

I am a flight instructor and a FAA CPL. 1000TT
Does anyone think that someday Asian market will resume to demand 1500TT (or so) like the US market?

[zondaracer]

Asian companies are mostly looking for qualified Captains. They can produce local FOs in a matter of months but making a Captain takes a few years of on the job experience, hence I don't think the bare 1500TT expat will be sought anytime soon.