ADFS,At 54 with your time you arent as qualified as many other equally unemployed types including a 49 yo tri tre retre on all types ex uk.
So wind your neck in and stop whinging. You didnt have the hrs for DEC, you didnt get selected as f/o. Too inexperienced for job one and too experienced (read old) for job two.The guy mentioned above didnt even get an Iview with EK as he was 2 yrs over the random DEC age limit. Hes not on here moaning.
Im with Wiz on this you came on here whinging and didnt like the answer. His best advice was that with your outlook on life you were lucky you didnt come to Dubai. You and Dubai would both have hated it. Now build a bridge and move on.
Now Im sure flyd (ek lite) would love to have you. Lots of old farts there trying to out oldfart each other. Not a teenager amongst them