Well there is UA's new 1Ks.. the Chairmen Prefered from US... maybe they will have almost as many 1Ks after the transaction.
If another airline offered superior service from LAX to the country, I would not feel as compelled to use UA... I may move to CO, since they have partnerships with Alaska... and American West.. but not sure.. I really appreciate the consistency of UA service LAST year.... oh well.