Hi Dominican,
I am glad to hear that. I just saw on the TWI website that a flowthrough to A320 will be offered to the IBEX contract after one term but no details are shown. Heard Japan is short of CAs on the LCC sides.
By the way i forgot to add AJX to the list of airlines that upgrade expats. I think those 3 are it, EK Ajx or Qatar. So for an American i think its best to get in to get the jet time, upgrade pretty fast then go expat in Asia if thats what you want. AJX would also be a great option at that point. Regionals suck but they are significantly better than when i had to do it 7 years ago. Now you get sign on bonuses and good movement. Best of luck to you.