Cliff,

About 12 months ago they were looking at guys that fell short of the 4000 by a few hundred hours but as we all know the market is flooded with furloughed and laid-off pilots now.

The end result is that EK is going to be able to take their pick of the Airbus and Boeing pilots. RJ guys are going to have to wait quite a while to be looked at again.

Currently there are about 100-130 of us sitting in a pool, pulling our hair out waiting for course dates. I'd fill out the application and see what happens. You've got nothing to lose. TyphoonPilot might be able to give you a better idea.

Good luck.