Mid east carriers have taken direct from the SAAB in the past, if they are desperate enough, the jet time requirement turns into turbine time and so on.
I can remember when Emirates wanted jet time > 50 tonnes MTOW, then it became 2000 jet, then turbprop time, then a warm body and a pulse.
They are fickle when they can be, at present they want CURRENT Airbus and Boeing pilots. Next month, who knows.