Hopefully this does mean they can start phoning people up soon.... .. .I know the ex-Airbus drivers from Midland are having a hard tie finding anything, and a large number of them are still on the dole. As you might expect, it's a bit of a stumbling block at an interview when you get to the inevitable question, "So what are you going to do when the aviation industry picks up again? Stay here in your cubicle with us us go back to your shiny airliner?". .. .Excel have picked up some of the 737 pilots that were laid off, and they're based down at Gatwick on short-term contracts for the summer season.