[QUOTE. There's guys and girls with a lot less time than 7000hrs being called up for testing but I think you'll find they have wide body jet FO or SO experience.[/QUOTE]
Yep. I know of a few who went to Cathay 2 years ago with 300 hours total time. 18 months as a SO and now getting into mainline. Meanwhile the 7000 hour regional turboprop captains aren’t given the opportunity to sit aptitude testing. Makes you wonder.