Upgrading the fleet more efficiently sounds like a much wiser choice than United's choice to retire the gas guzzlers and eat the down payments on the Airbus order they are canceling without bringing in anything for the future. It seems like almost everyone but United is at least thinking a little about their fleet requirements in the long run. But what the heck do I know, I was stupid enough to fall in love with flying and try to do it for a career rather than go to business and/ or law school so I could run an airline or two into the ground.