Old 02-16-2012 | 04:37 PM
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imho it would appear that the trend is that jet time is becoming more favored, over turbo-prop time, in general. Turbo-prop time may still be accepted, however, there may be specific criteria to meet. For example (albeit Qatar Airways is an international carrier):

Pilots & Flight Deck Crew | Qatar Airways US


First officers
Minimum of 1,000 hours in one of the following categories:
• Multicrew, multiengine jet aircraft
• Command of turbo-prop above 20,000 kg MTOW
• High performance military jets
• Valid ICAO ATPL or frozen ATPL
• Valid instrument rating
• Valid Class 1 medical
• Minimum level 4 ICAO English proficiency

Second officers - Fast track
• Minimum of 1,500 hours in a modern multipilot turbo-prop
greater than 12,000 kg MTOW
• Valid ICAO ATPL or frozen ATPL
• Valid Class 1 medical
• Minimum level 4 ICAO English proficiency
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