Preference will be given to type rated Airbus A330/340, B777 or other relevant wide body commanders and Instructors/Examiners
Not so much an assumption Bridgey, but more just reading what is written. Check page 8 for what the requirements are. (I understand that English may not be your first language and this line may have escaped your notice
) There are several Thomas Cook fellas here already on contract that have said they would like a full time gig. They are good guys, typed/TREd already and already know the SOPs training environment etc. EK would be crazy not hire them. These guys already run the recruitment SIMs.
Your chances of being hired are, as vfenext has already suggested, dependent on how many they want and on who else applies. If your interested apply, you have nothing to loose.
The Don