I certainly wouldn't predict anything different from your speculations. ...except that EA would be flying the 737NGs and not the 320s. (At least I hope they would have unloaded their A300s and shut the door to Airbus..:). Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ross" <damiross@attbi.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 00:01 Subject: Speculation > What do you think the fleets of Eastern, National, Braniff, and Western = > Airlines would have looked like today if they had survived without going = > bankrupt or being merged into another airline. No right or wrong = > answers here - just pure speculation > > Eastern: Eastern Express would have changed to Regional Jets. These = > would have used the Regjional Jets for backup on the AIr Shuttle. 727's = > replaced by 757's. DC-9's gone, replaced by A320 family. > > National: Replaced their 727's with 757's and used 767's for = > international flights. =20 > > Braniff: DC-8's replaced with 757/767, > > Western: More 737's, no 727's, Western Express greatly expanded. > > > David Ross > http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/ >