For all those that care, looks like Atlas has pulled it off. The first Sonair flight is set for tomorrow and all the squares are filled.
As a side note, they already have some high end charters set up for the spare aircraft and are hiring up to 100 F/A's, up from the original 75.
So far, no Angolan pilots around and all F/A's are from the IAH area. Can't vouch for where the F/A's come from, but all are well trained and ready to get this thing rolling.