sevenstrokeroll, Whilst i see the reasoning behind your post and the fact that United are grounding over 100 airframes soon,i still believe that as a "founder member" of the Star Alliance,it puts it in a better position than US Airways. Also if you look at the current composition of all the fleets within this particular alliance and the route networks served,US Airways does seem to be in a weaker position than United!.....I suppose time will tell,but i think all airlines,wether US based or not,are in for a very rough ride over the next few years. As a current BA employee,it seems that our bosses are working harder than ever at present in order to get a full alliance with American up and running....Why have two airlines who currently code share across the pond flying in tandem,so to speak....Consolidation of both routes/services and fleets is probably going to be the best way to survive.