As a regional FO, the only way for me to be sitting left seat of a wide body within next 10-15 years would be going to Middle East to fly thanks to ALPA approved age 65. Thus, I have very mixed feelings about this subject. I know it's good for the US airline industry in the long run, but what does that mean for my career? Same thing with cargo. If any of you actually pick up the ALPA propaganda magazine (I do occasionally for entertainment value), there was an article written by FDX MEC person about how Emirates cargo is a huge threat to the US aviation cargo industry. It had a picture of a shiny Emirates cargo 747-400. I noticed something interesting about that airplane. It had N registration. Upon closer look, I found out it was actually flown by Atlas. Again, going back to potential career progress for a regional FO, why is this such a bad thing? ALPA created a situation where career progression in the US is so crappy for regional pilots it's almost better to root for the away team