I did hear one line of thought that all RIN costs were put down under the 'transformation' bucket of money. Therefore not a direct cost to Flight Ops.
That would explain FltOps management's cavalier attitude towards the whole thing. The net cost effect is unchanged (in the millions if not tens of millions) but their KPIs were safe. Where's that engagement survey? I stand by my initial assessment. Welcome aboard the ship of fools me hearties.