There is still a hold pool of guys waiting for something in the future, if anything. People have been rumoured to be sending applications in for the database.
It's not rumour its fact. As a naive fATPL wannabe fresh out of flight school back in April, I sent my CV to bmi regional (along with 400 odd other companies!) who got back in touch requesting me to submit more details...at the time I was over the moon seeing it as a silver lining nestled in the clouds of rejection letters and viewing it as a potential opportunity to fly what looks on the face of it, a nice aircraft (on a marginally better deal than FR).
Judging by this thread and subsequent correspondence with the training manager it appears to be a mirage on the horizon, with no planned recruitment, an annoyingly timed takeover and a holding pool full to the seams!?!