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If they can figure out the mix, they will do well. However, some entire plane types have to go away...737 400's and 300's...A321, its 767's and its new Embraer aircraft... The new airline will be A330's for long haul Europe flights, 757's for trans continental flights...

Not sure where you get your info. The details are still new, but the aircraft going away are:

10 A319
36 737-300

These were already announced at US Airways. The A321 is staying. The EMB170 is likely staying since Eastshore is one of the investors and whether they operate them or not, regardless they will still plan to fly them, under the Express livery. Mesa, at least for now, is loosing some leverage since they did not pony up. The additional 25 aircraft that are going were not announced by type, but those are not enough to get rid of any single type except the 767, and those can't go until 2009. My guess is that the aircaft that will go (61 of them total) will be the A319s aleady leaving US Airways (to be offset by 13 deliveries) and the B737-300s. That's it until the time when the A350s would be taken for delivery - then maybe the 767 goes. Until then, if we got rid of 767s we would be cutting off one of our main revenue streams: International. We fly about 50 transatlantic flights a day.

GE Capital is a major player in this. They want some of their aircraft back to put in overseas markets where the lease rates are better - but since AWA and US Airways are the two most heavily financed by GE, will not get rid of the majority of those leases. Those are mainly 737. Airbus is another major financer - current, and going forward. The Airbus/Boeing mix will remain.

The 321 is a dog, they won't be in Phoenix, they don't have the range to do transcons in hot weather. The EMB is a good plane, provided you let a seperate commuter fly them, they really need to simplify with the minimum of plane types.

As for the 67, you are right, you are wedded to them for a while, but I'd rather see the 330 replace all the 67 flying, some of your 67's are pretty long in the tooth if I remember correctly, as are all of our 757's.