Originally Posted by 303flyboy

They are preferred mins but not often do they wave them.

I'm guessing if you have 2400 hours of which 2000 are Airbus time (maybe your one of those guys who got hired at 250 hours at Spirit or flew ab-initio in Europe they wave it). Just using an example here but I could see how preffered would apply there.

Also, I know at least one guy got hired without the 500 pic but had 5 type ratings and was currently flying 121 on a heavy. Again, both don't happen often.