Aussie,
I haven't heard recently that anybody with a 1900 rating was not hired after the interview but it is a possibility I guess. All I know about it is that one of the F/O's got fired after being here for 2 months I think. Guess he had kind of an attitude problem since nobody wanted to fly with him. I must say it can take up to a year before they'll actually hire you depending on "movement" in the flying corps. I think the average hiring rate at the moment is one pilot a month (this includes capts)
Finals 19,
Kinda weird attitude if you do not want to pay for a ticket for an interview which will give you loads turboprop hours on a reasonable salary with a company that is not going to be bankrupt any time soon. Guess all the guys that pay for their ticket for Cathay interviews etc are just a bunch of suckers. Luckily for you they will do the hiring over the phone if you live overseas.