Lear,
Which is it? The 717's going away was never contemplated or it was contemplated by your MC and just wasn't appropriately addressed because "there was little likelyhood that SWA could find a buyer?"
You're twisting what I said.
I said they made verbal assurances, both in negotiations and at road shows, that in NO event was the 717 going away before Operational Integration was complete, and also said, in all likelihood, they wouldn't go away at all before their leases were up.
I also said we discussed it and, after they threatened to reneg on the Process Agreement 6.A, I felt uncomfortable not having EVERY, SINGLE, LITTLE thing we verbally agreed to in writing (like not paying for uniforms, our pilots who reach mandatory retirement before they transition retaining pass privileges in retirement, not paying for our type, etc). However, except for this one piece, Southwest has honored ALL of those verbal agreements from negotiations that weren't in writing.
Just because we didn't nail every single thing down in writing doesn't mean Southwest didn't commit to it. In point of fact, there are SEVERAL things that were verbally committed to that Southwest has added by side letter AFTER the fact, thus honoring their agreement.
As such, don't try to sell people on the idea that they never made promises verbally that weren't in writing and that just because things aren't in writing, they will never honor them when, in fact, they have and do. Unfortunately, they're not with this one and it's a big one.
