Yes it use to be 1500TT, 1000 tubine, turbo prop had to be 20,000lbs, jet 12,500lbs. Forget what PIC mins were but average hiring times were 4-5000TT with 1500-2000TPIC. B1900 time did not count.
They changed it last year to include all turbo prop time and case by case for PIC.
When we start to hire again, some time in 09' Im almost positive it will go back to the old mins with all the people on the street.
I belive we have 50 pilots hired that are still waiting for a class date.