If by "perfect credentials ", no fly, you meant an A330 rating, I'd agree. That is very high on their list of requirements, well above any ex-RAF old boys preference. That said, there aren't too many rated 330 pilots on the beach. As for "excellent" terms, perhaps you'd define that; several of my (current UK charter airline) 330 colleagues have interviewed but lost interest on learning extent of pay cut involved. As for bases, only Brize mentioned, regular stopovers in Stanley. Certainly no word of any Cyprus basing.