Flight Safety -. .. .You make the comment that "It's not hard to figure out what type they will buy", based on the current all-737 operation. But that is the whole point....... .. .If EZY go for more 737's now, then they are pretty much tying themselves in as captive customers to Boeing for the future and would not get EZY the best prices on any future orders.. .. .However, a mixed fleet (in the long term) of 50+ 737's and 50+ A319's are both 'stable' fleets in terms of size, economies of scale, etc. It would also give great bargaining power for the future and therefore in any future aircraft purchase would ensure an interesting negotiation and good price from both manufacturers.. .. .Also consider that what Airbus are offering is a modification of the 319 which has not previously been available. EZY are assessing this against the 737-700, but what if it is found to be a better aircraft for the EZY operation? For all the above reasons, EZY would surely be foolish to tie themselves to a single manufacturer?. .. .In trim