Indeed they do. And the 200hr cadet gets a significant amount (cost) of training. EK or any airline would prefer to pass training costs to another company, they recruit 4000 hr jet guys and get those hours for the cost of an interview. There is no doubt that there are great TP operators and crap Jet guys but to find them you have to interview every one. An airline needs to draw a line in the sand as a filter and for EK it is jet time. Consider if you were hiring and had the choice between a TP guy or a jet guy. The TP guy needs to be based trained in a wide body jet (cost) and the jet guy can do it in a sim, who are you going to choose??