Emerald may well have appealed against the CAA's decision but knowing what many, including myself, know it would seem that the CAA make a correct decision.
Then, and with immediate effect and if they hadn't started doing so already, Emerald should have set about getting their house in order and if that meant bring in a top aviation 'expert' at the top then that's what they should have done.
Instead, it seems, that they chose to waste several days, valuable days, by appealing against the CAA decision thus one, including the CAA, may interpret this that they were still refusing to accept that they had 'focked up' and would prefer to argue than accept the decision.
Talk of operations commencing anywhere between now and three weeks from now would indicate an attempt to get the house in order and to achieve this one would think that every manager is setting about getting his own department in order, after all he/she has very little else to do at this time. If this were happening then the offices would be bustling with activity, is this happening or has the towel been thrown in?