Re. the hundreds of CVs -
There may be hundreds of CVs on the desk but how many will actually be any use to them when they go looking for more crew.
I know of several people who have been in touch and are either waiting ages for an interview or more importantly a sim check.
In the mean time most of them have interviews, sim rides and even firm job offers with other companies (given the market situation at the moment), which means when Flybe finally get in gear to hire more crew they may well get a shock at how many of their applicants have already been snapped up. These are mostly guys with experience too!!!