Originally Posted by
KSCessnaDriver
The 1000 hours of 9E time is a company requirement and can be waived, when there aren't adequate bidders to fill all the seats. Which, I assume is what happened here. Because there is a very, very slim chance that a March 2015 hire has 1000 hours with the company at this point, as they would likely have only been on the line right at 12 months at this point.
I'm feb 15 and just shy of 700 right now. I think the company minimum is more wishful thinking than anything else right now.