Originally Posted by
Smythe
SWA goes rogue...
SWAPA, not SWA.
SWAPA is maneuvering to get reimbursements from Boeing, mostly for legal expenses the union has to pay to outside attorneys in support of the various MAX probes, hence there's incentive to make a lot of noise right now. SWAPA is also talking about getting compensation for SWA pilots for lost hours, but that's likely a dead end.
SWA, on the other hand, have incentive to negotiate privately, while publicly supporting Boeing. In fact, their CEO reaffirmed SWA's commitment to buy "hundreds more" 737 MAX planes.