Actually, TCAS's statement about the hours was quite funny, if it wasn't so depressing for all EK F/O's.
Hours don't mean experience, but when asked why DEC's were accepted merely on an experience counted in hours (10000), without having a background in EK that can be checked, as our experienced F/O's have, well, that was suddenly something different. Still don't get it up to today...
Maybe TCAS doesn't approve EK training?? Wouldn't blame him looking at the pathetic amount of it we get (unpaid)... It's all homestudy, and guess who's doing that?? Right...
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