Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
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“Last month, SWAPA made the decision to retain several law firms if Southwest attempts to acquire another carrier. One of those firms would be an experienced labor firm tasked with protecting SWAPA Pilots in a seniority list integration. The second — and possibly third — firm would handle the business and equity side of the transaction to ensure our Pilots were invested in the capital of the new entity. In 2010, then-SWAPA President Carl Kuwitsky and then-CEO Gary Kelly failed to follow Delta/Northwest's lead in allowing the Pilots to be equity partners in the transaction when Southwest acquired AirTran. SWAPA will not make that mistake again.
To be clear, neither I, nor anyone at SWAPA, have any knowledge of an acquisition or merger in Southwest Airlines' future. In fact, I hope a merger and/or acquisition never comes to pass, but as I've said numerous times, hope is not a strategy. Strategic agility is one of the best ways to mitigate risk.
Casey Murray - SWAPA President”
Is this a preemptive shift in strategy or one based on knowledge of specific activities happening behind the scenes? I don't expect an answer, moreso I'm curious as to what causes a union leader to make a decision like this.
If WN is looking for an acquisition to diversify the fleet, what caused them to lose faith in Boeing? As of right now the Max-7 entry into service should be next year albeit with reduced production rates. Does WN know something, or have a good idea, that the situation will chsnge yet again for the worse? A shut down of the 737 assembly line or even Boeing scrapping the Max-7 program are more plausible today than they've ever been.
https://leehamnews.com/2024/03/13/if...l-do-that-faa/