Great post and analysis. From what I hear from buds at JB the A320's they are selling are their first aircraft and are coming up on some heavy/costly inspections. The bean counters may have figured it is better to get rid of the old and take in a few new for the rest of this year and save some $$. What JB said was right though, they have to up their fares. The industry has to up their fares with the current high fuel costs. Even at a $400-500 coast-to-coast RT ticket, that is considerably cheaper than driving, let alone the time savings. But with a family of four traveling, then every $50 increase is multiplied by four and that starts to hurt. The problem is leisure travel is just that, and folks use their discretionary income to travel. With higher energy costs cutting inot their budgets, a vacation or visit to grandma is the first thing to go. People find alternate vacation spots within driving distance instead. Every carrier out there cannot operate and be profitable with just the business traveler.