Can confirm that Emirates are, at the moment, very keen on people with Public Transport jet command time.
A look through the flight deck staff magasine of joiners in the last 12 months shows a fairly high percentage of ex Captains.
Min hours for command went up after the Gulf Air A320 crash and there is a possibility it may go up again (I am told).
Average total hours for co-pilots is something in the order of 8000!
Taking full advantage (understandably) of the downturn elsewhere in the world.