It tells me he didn't take the bait. He works for the MEC, who work for the pilots. That's the hoop he has to jump through. You're giving him two alternatives with your rethoricals: commit to your individual vision, or write some sort of weak, non-committal response.

I would do neither, and focus on the problem at hand.

If want direct input, and responses, write your reps, not your reps' rep.