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I've read that isn't the case anymore:

A few decades ago, those in the industry say pilots needed upwards of 5,000 flying hours before a national airline would consider hiring them. Now the threshold is substantially lower. Recent job postings at WestJet Encore, for instance, only required 1,000 hours.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/pilo...er-t-1.4451976