You'd think that granted its the first of the type for an Oz carrier they (boeing) would try get it done. I thought that not all the machinists were unionised???
Seems like a bad
PR thing for boeing that you really think they would want to avoid...
Also, one of the birds in the startup was meant to be an ILFC aircraft, so that might have already made it through.. or they could have others, they are a big leasing company.
All speculation of course.