Agreed. Without doubt one of the top three jobs in the UK. Offers some of the best pay and conditions of any UK airline, opportunity to live almost anywhere in GB (some 787 guys and girls live on the continent/islands in between!) , short and long haul dependent on your wants/circumstances, round the world trips, detachments, different part time contracts and many other lifestyle choices not available at many G-reg operators.
Is it what Britannia and Air Leisure were 20 years ago? No. But nowhere is. A comparatively strong union seem to keeping this one of of the best jobs out there. Good luck to those who applied!