I'm with you
m-dot, good company to work for and great town to live in... the Tower Hotel was more my scene.
You won't need 1000hrs to be considered, but some quality charter experience will go along way. If you're a good worker and don't winge all the time, you'll have a ball.
Plenty of guys and gals flying for Qantas, Virgin and more recently, Skywest, got their start at GAS.