VirginFSM - We do have loyal crew however saying that we have had a massive turnover in the last year and half due to BA recruiting but so have all airlines. The turnover at Bmed at the moment seems to have slowed right down.
wan2fly - It is possible to commute and alot of crew do. We even have crew who live in spain and france. But it can be hard work. I posted a typical roster on this forum take a look at it and decide for yourself if you could be bothered to commute only you can make that decision. Not sure about the recruitment but i know they do have alot of applications, we seem to have become a popular airline considering 2 years ago no-one really knew about Bmed and it was called Heathrow's little secret!!