Thanks for the advice everyone, it's good to hear from people in the industry.
I can see why some people are suggesting to stay off the spanners but I'm sick to death of staring at a computer all day, getting !!!!! from the other side of the world.
I'm going to see how far I can get with sending prospective letters & CVs to Virgin, Marshall, BA, SAESL, HAESL, HAECO etc.