Hello Ringa,
Since you seem to be in the know as far as EK recruitment is concerned, what do you think EK is looking for in a pilot to consider him for employment? Not only hours do not matter but the quality of experience, nor the life experience does not seem to matter. I can tell you that from personal experience. Back to the original thread, hopefully time is coming, when high houred, worldwide experienced and mature personality F/Os will finally get their chance for the left seat, because nowadays it seems it would be much easier for an "alien" to get a job in the state department, than an F/O getting his long deserved upgrade, in any third world country start-up airline...
