Regarding the 350, who wouldn't want to fly long sectors to Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia, etc instead of sorting the bad wx in Vietnam everyday? The truth is I do believe the same scenario will repeat again, when the expat FOs went for their upgrade "interview". Management will open the door, but Fleet Office will be in charge of standing you in the wall in front of a firing squad. I really hope it's not the case, but I highly doubt a big number of pilots will actually pass the screening. Nevertheless we've got nothing to loose, do we?
Safe flights! ;-)