Trashed,
4-5 years for your command on Airbus?? When did you join, last week???
IMHO it wouldn't take much longer then 3 years for a newjoiner to get a command, maybe just wait 2 weeks untill Le Bourget is over and see what changes to fleet will be announced over there (A340-600??)
But even with a delay in the A380, I can't see any F/O in the fleet waiting for more then another 3.5 years for command. Unless they going the DEC way again...
So worst position you can be in is joined between 1 and 2 years ago, and having to wait for another 2.5 or 3 years...
And are you sure you want to fly low-cost for the rest of your carreer?? City-hopping without any layovers?
Hope you find a solution for your grieves..
MR8