Agree with ZEDDBE
Proper airlines want future captains not eternal FOs. When you get an interview with a DFO/Chief Pilot they will be checking your command potential from the get go.
If things go downhill in the EU, a Q400 Command allows you to take overseas jobs that an FO can't get be that in China, Vietnam or ME.
With the ever rising cost of JetA1 turboprops are likely to make a comeback - ATR have already had one of their best sales years in 2011.
Going from Q400 to an Airbus is not a big deal.