Re: Decisions
Yes many airlines try to stop recruiting after March as their high season is the summer, and keeping trainers off the line adds considerably to the woes of their respective crewing departments.
My advice is to pay for and take the MCC / JOT as soon as a place is available.
Should a vacancy suitable for your level of experience then come up you can slot in quickly where others may not be so readilly available.
Should there be a delay in getting that job there would be the option of obtaining the Flight Instructors rating and getting a few more hours through the summer.
You do not mention where you got the licence !! is it from a JAA country ?
Some operators are still recruiting and others are experiencing training delays and will probably suspend recruitment untill the backlog is resolved.
Get that important MCC / JOT completed you will learn much more about yourself and what is required in a airline.
Hope this helps
BTW there are older people in the same situation as yourself, currently age is not a major factor.