Alright, I think I've rambled enough. And as I stated before, my knowledge of airline history is limited at best. You want to ask me about flying fighters in the AF, I can talk to you for hours on that...airline matters, not so much.

But I'll ask this one last question in all sincerity: if UAL "right-sized" for this merger back in 2008 (which of course Kellner at the time said no thanks), why would UAL get rid of the 737's? If UAL really was prepping for a merger, wouldn't they instead have gotten rid of their A319s and 320s? By keeping the 737's, we'd now have an all Boeing fleet with complete commonality.