And here I agree with ad-Astra. The company only has responsibility to employ you at your entry level position. No company has the responsibility to supply you with a career path.
Life-style is ultimately King. I know the guys who have relinquished command for a SFO position on the B777. All good blokes. They are happy and the company has command experience at the helm while the skipper is on crew rest ( just to point out, most SFOs have previous heavy jet command time).
It true that the ATR will be under the VAA AOC soon.
We live in the perpetual white water of change.