If you're "currently on par with a US regional captain", it may be assumed that......you're a US regional captain. As such, it will not be breaking news to you that the US age 60-65 retirement setback will have run its course in December of this year. Consequently FedEx, SW, Delta, etc will have to hire sooner than later to varying degrees. As you may or may not know, the retirement age at CX was raised from 55-65 something like 4 years ago?? Upgrade times have gotten very long. Personally, I see no reason that a regional captain would move to HK to take a job as an SO. JMO.