Sealer,
Apply to EK. Resign from your current union protected job in a beautiful country and come running to the mighty wide-body airline and, on paper, large pay check.
Message me in my 3-5 years when you realise the biggest mistake of your life was not listening to those here, who tried to tell you that the job has taken a substantial nose dive from the one it used to be, and resembles nothing of what your perceptions were. In fact, you find that what the posters here were saying was incredibly accurate. The grass isn't greener. It's sand.
When you do I won't say 'I told you so.' I'm just going to say 'I'm sorry that I wasn't able to communicate and connect better with you, and thus save you from the place.'
Good luck.