This is just terrible news for all those concerned. Having endured redundancy myself on more than one occasion I know what the Flybe people will be going through. It is quite amazing that a company which only four years ago had just about the youngest aircraft fleet in Europe, a European network to be envied, and ultra modern engineering facilities in Exeter could now come to this. Airlines across Europe were benefitting from using Flybe's flight crew, cabin crew, and engineering support personnel. More qualified people than me will have the answers, but the rush to become a public company and its timing must have had a detrimental effect. Best of luck for the future to all the Flybe personnel on the island and further afield.