You might wish to read some of the nats pay rise thread.
The common belief is that our esteemed leader is preparing NSL (the aerodrome side of NATS) for selling off.
I also think you shouldn't be making a choice on whether the tests are multiguess, you should reallly go for whichever one you feel will fulfill you the most but I'm sure that once you've seen one 747 in the flesh then they all look the same, what do you say Gonzo??
I've only ever known area, except for my areodrome ojt whch you wouldn't get if you were area anyway now!