Very solid advice. As a fairly recent expat myself I can't help but look back and say thank god I'm not back stateside during this mess (this is a shared thought among many over here). I'm on the corporate side of things but Asia is beginning to look very good for typed pilots with a little command time. It does take some time getting used to a different culture but I would not trade this time for anything. Also the flight experience gained operating internationally every flight really adds to the overall marketability on your resume.

The airlines over in Asia are starting to take a hit on fuel prices, but I sometimes question the business practice of US airlines when most airlines over here are still posting record profits (ie Cathay and others) and still paying damn good wages for pilots. Be prepared as your schedule will probably not be as good, seniority can sometimes be non-existant, and non-revving about the same (this is what I hear from the airline guys here as I am not working for a carrier). The only real negatives that I'm hearing about are some Chinese airlines and their shady contract practices, and the fact that you aren't represented by a real union does have its drawbacks. Good luck and my thoughts are with those recently finding themselves out of a job.