Being ex TG9 from the last lot of cuts in the 90's I got into civil ops initially with a flight briefing company that went bust, now work with Antonov's.
Still pulling hair out!!!

no change there...(still too many chiefs and not enough indians)
There are jobs around if you look at the usual sites Flight International / Aviation Jobsearch / Monster..
Good luck with it, there a lot of others chasing these as well!!
VEEPS