Captain positions
Just to clarify:
you're a F/O with thousands of hours, say on Boeings and plenty of command experience on smaller jets, e.g. on RJs. Now you fancy taking up command on a Boeing.
It seems that with perfect synchronicity all airlines hiring direct entry captains on Boeings require the magic 500 hours PIC on type. You can have 10000 hours as F/O on type, it doesn't take you further. If you register with an agency, do you ever have a chance of being promoted, when at the same time direct entry captains are being placed in front of you?
Is that a trap you're in until retirement? Are there exceptions?
Any information on that matter would be appreciated.