Look East , young man. When times are bad, flexibilty is the name of the game.There are many contract captain positions working out of Taiwan, Vietnam on A320s mainly. Of the larger carriers, Cathay are still recruiting s/Os, as well as a full flt shed over the Christmas period.Emirates are a good long term career bet, you might even enjoy working with our Muslim friends here.Freighter guys, 747 classic rated could give Dragonair or JAL (europe) a call.Biman still use contract crews, but mainly US licence I think.Air Lanka also, when they rebuild their fleet.