EI-A330 - hope those discussions and other plans progress quickly. Allowing a couple of months between seats going on sale and flights starting means there is not long left if flying is to begin in the spring. The anouncement about Aer Lingus Regional / Aer Arann routes to Luton and Southend being cut was made in early November so there has already been quite a bit of time so far to bring in a new operator for the route.
Not saying it won't happen - just that time is beginning to be pressing...