Scroggs,
Regarding referees, each industry expects job applications to be slightly different. In the one in which I currently work, referees on CVs are not expected as it is taken as a given that you have referees, and they are only ever checked up on after a job offer has been made so are requested then.
Are referees on the CV or covering letter important in aviation? (I'm not providing them currently).
cheers!
foggy.