Not wishing to jinx things but it seems as if, for the last couple of months at least, CTC type rating courses start at the beginning or end of the month. So hopefully another swathe of you will be plucked from the murky depths of the hold pool very soon!
As for delays between type rating and line training, easyJet seem to be ironing out their problems. The guys on the Airbus side of our AQC (April) had refresher training and were due to start line training at the beginning of this week. We're just about to finish our type rating (B737 300/700) and, after a couple of weeks of 'admin', are moving straight into line training - no delays!
I'm sure things will pick up during the usual training period over winter. Best of luck to you all.