I have over 6000 hours IFR multi-experience and I'd like to get a job on the
AW139 but I can't because I don't have 500 hours on type.
Same problem on a different experience level. Apparently, there are enough candidates available on the market which fulfil these requirements. But this always means someone else did not insist on 500hrs on type and probably also covered for the type rating (I dont think someone's coughing up 60k EUR out of his own pocket). Otherwise nobody would be qualified for the job .. This is a bit of a conundrum of the helicopter industry to me.