Being promoted at GF with lack of experience is a common occurence in this part of the world.....let's not forget about that chap from Abu Dhabi (royal family) who on his return from flight safety in the USA with his cpl multi/ir and 200 hrs. proceeded to get into the left seat of the B767 sim in Doha, apparently nobody had the courage to tell this "royal" that he would have to spend a little time in the right seat for awhile to "get the hang of things", hence an automatic promotion to GF capt....on any given evening the scheduled captain on a CDG flt. would be told he could stand down(with an hour to go to report time) as sheiky would be operating the flt.(his favorite run).....this would always inevitably lead to a mad scramble to find a suitable senior training capt. to fly with him...........at GF it's all about who you know and supply and demand when it comes to the left seat!!!!!