Might be bit tough to acquire more 753s at this juncture, no? What with Boeing ending production and all. I'm not sure how much water the "diversified efficient" argument holds. Northwest's DC-9s have some modifications but remain inefficient compared to 737NGs. Yet, Northwest is performing adequately. And I don't think you'll find too many airlines that don't actively attempt to match equipment to what the route will support. -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alireza Alivandivafa Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:46 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Industry Changes I also think they know the right way to have a diversified fleet. Much like LH, they operate many types profitably. This is because they are sticking with really efficient models, and using planes based on the loads they can actually acheive. They use their 777s for long range/high traffic routes. They use the 764s for high traffic routes that need less range and benefit from the better economy. 762s go to long haul/business heavy routes that don't need capacity, and so on. They also operate the 753 that more airlines should operate because of just how cheap it is to fly In a message dated 9/27/2004 12:53:51 PM Central Daylight Time, dks28@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: CO benefits mightily from cost savings imposed during its two trips to bankruptcy in the early 90s. In that sense, they could be said to have extreme foresight. They also have made a conscious decision to focus on business travelers as their core market, another decision that seems to be paying dividends.