I'm not sure you all understand whats happening right now. If US Airways was to "grow" right now and then run into problems, Parker would be criticized for "growing too fast". All of these marketing ideas all sound great, but the big picture is much different than just dreaming up places to put 737's, 757s, etc. This merger is roughly 5 1/2 weeks old, I think the bleeding from the old US Airways has to be stopped before they jump into money sucking route restructures without enough knowledge, history and experience. Don't forget, there was a lot to fix with the old US Airways post bk and it's not an easy task. As for all of the other growth in the industry, Delta and United are in bankruptcy and in while bk, you have more flexibility with equipment, contracts, leases etc. Neither one of those carries now have proven that their latest moves will work...so hang in there and exercise some patience. There is no way you can compare anything that Jet Blue and Southwest airlines do...they are in different situations with eq, crews, mx, their cost will always be much lower than those of US Airways because they do not offer the amenties or equipement flexibility that US does (among other differences).
