TLP said
"At this point, I haven't heard from any genuine management since Xmas, so I don't know how many are taking the FlyBe offer."
There has been no 'offer' made. As you say, little in the way of genuine info which would be the basis on which people could make a decision.
Word is that the lack of information and the amount of disinformation has led to the BACON rosters requiring to be re written after they were issued!