If EU Jet really are going to start on June 14 someone out there will already know the answer to the following questions:
1. From where are the aircraft going to be sourced and what are the current or intended registrations
2. Has the AOC been applied for and waht is the anticipated date of issue
3. Has the financial plan been approved by the CAA?
4. Where are the crews being trained?
5. Who are the people to be named on the AOC?
6.To whom has the maintenance been contracted?
7. How do they cope with hangar maintenance at Manston.?
Etc Etc
Manston may be a good airfiled operationally but it is lacking something very important which is a large catchmnet area. It is at the far eastern end of the available catchment area. At the western end there are numerous alternatives from travel to almost anywhere.
Road access to Manston is poor by the standards of any other airport in the southeast.
The F100 is a distinctly odd choice of aircraft for such operations. From a passenger point of view it is a very attractive aircraft. There are certainly plenty of them available and they will come cheap but it is my recollection of them that they are not cost competitive with Boeing or Airbus aircraft. Trying to compete in an intensely price conscious environment with them will be tough.
If they can make a go of it good luck to them, but it sounds like a tough one.