Great post N19906. Probably better to have got on with a regional and stayed than gone the expat route. Am one of those fellow 40+ year olds who was waiting on a NWA class before 9/11 then got on with ATA around 2003...2 years and 2 kids later was on the way down the expat path figuring it would be 5 year adventure (max) then came age 65....11 years later and looks like I'll be starting back at the bottom of a regional just to get home.