Bit of advice i got today, and it seems very logical. Make yourself a pest. You only live 15 mins away, why don't you drive down, and give their ops department a little visit. I know it's still a small company, and they must be absolutely inundated with C.V.'s maybe they don't have the resources or the time to reply to the c.v.'s of people that they don't want to employ yet (i didn't say don't want to employ. i said yet). and call them on a regular basis. ask if you can get a jump seat (even pay for a round trip ticket and arrange beforehand to sit up front) if it's allowed.
anyways i'm in a similar boat to you, good luck