Chester contract requires two E145s with potential for a third for standby and extra flights. One aircraft at each end of the route to operate CEG-FZO-TLS Monday to Friday. There is a very tight timescale to meet a July start. There is still a strong possibility that aircraft will be freed up by pulling off existing scheduled routes rather than new additions to the fleet.
bmi regional in itself is fine - one just has to hope that Lufthansa doesn't give it away as the "prize" to anyone prepared to take on its sister company within the group.