I wonder if Stobart will take up the more profitable routes? When BMI Regional went Loganair, which was owned by the same group took over some of the routes/aircraft/staff.
Flybe certainly operated numerous profitable routes however I think the difficulty will be obtaining both aircraft and crew, more so the former. The Q400 was plagued with issues and became a bit of a thorn. Comparative to say, an ATR, it's operating costs are higher. It would be a brave airline who takes on those aircraft in the current climate. Crew wise, I doubt any airline would thnik twice about employing ex-Flybe guys. I've flown with many, they've a pretty high standard.