Oban will be licensed in time for Summer 08. The council want a third party to operate the airfield on their behalf, whether the airfield operator will also an Air Service Operator remains to be seen, but I doubt it.
There will be grants and other incentives available. One of the first contracts to awarded will the 'school run'. Maybe Directflight will be interested, just have to wait and see.
If SETA ever get the ludicrous rules for SEIFR changed that would be great news for this and other small airfields around the UK, but mainly for Scotland. The Western Isles would benefit greatly from an aircraft such as the Cessna Caravan. Trust me, new routes would be opened up practically overnight.
