average 973hrs/year
i just had dinner with one of my friends who works for air china 737.over the dinner he told me an information make me shocked .there are about 200 captains in his department .and the average flight time of those guys last year were 974 hrs(air china limit is 1000 per 12 months and 100 per calender month ,270 per 3 month.).and they start to count the flight time from the moment of start first engine till shut down engines.