Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
The problem with your spin, Alan (and it is most certainly spin) is that Moak himself apparently claims he was "misrepresented" in the article. Not even he has the chutzpah to spin those remarks as positive for pilots.
He's walking them back.
Yet you are doubling down on them. Why is that?
My reps did the same thing Alan did.
"Misrepresented" my @ss. He once again revealed himself and now he's doing damage control, plain and simple.
Remember this oldie but goodie?
"The January 1 pay rate increase represents an increase of roughly $75 million in value for the Delta pilots. It also marks somewhat of a milestone in that the New Year pay rates will be above those that were in place when Delta filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005." - Lee Moak, Chairman's Letter, September 2010
This guy has been very consistent, and every now and then he reveals what he really thinks but knows he can't just come out and say. Bankruptcy was a reset and we can only expect what would normally be considered "reasonable" improvements from that new baseline. "Proactive engagement" trumps restoring our profession and our careers.