Originally Posted by
scambo1
He was the negotiating committee chair for C2K and later the MEC chair. Some love him, others take potshots at him. His tenure as the MEC chair was during the lead up to bankruptcy. He is certainly qualified.
I believe he aligned himself with the DPA early on. So, he has been on both sides of the aisle.
I don't know him personally but, I believe heading into bankruptcy, he blinked. That said, who wouldn't. He had 12000 pilots counting on him.
The biggest issue for me is that we need someone who is a leader first, not a politician first. Is Malone that guy...I don't know.
Malone never blinked heading into BK, but he did lose an election to Moak. The losses in BK are on Moak's hands including the loss of the LDAL pilots retirement. John is a great guy who would never have agreed to the loss of retirement.