At last a geriatric thread!
Good on ya guys. Me, 40 this October, just won a scholarship for part of my PPL, looking at doing the CPL exams and getting the hours in, so by 42 I might be getting close. Feel that things are just starting to happen after the earlier (read years ago) rejections. E.g. I was 28 when the BA scholarship was around (you had to be 25) - they raised it to 32, I was 35! Still got a letter from Cathay stating they would reconsider me once I got my ATPL (is 12 years a bit late!)
PS was on the Emirates site. They accept up to 48 (I think) but they want type ratings and lots of multi jet time.