little harder to move over seas with wife/kids etc which is what some of these experienced guys have, most of those airlines you listed are overseas.
If your an experienced FO in UK i think things are bleak, sometimes I really question has this profession gone to the wall and should i stick at my current job rather than pursuing this one!
Any way again sorry for going totally off topic, morale of the story, back to thread is that OAA are sharks out to make a few quid from you all. (not that every school isn't out for a profit, just not to the tune of what oaa charge!)