Captain Lee Moak

Captain Lee Moak

Captain Lee Moak was a commercial airline pilot for Delta Air Lines for 20 years and served as president of the Air Line Pilots Association, International, for four years and also chairman of the Delta Pilots Master Executive Council. He was also a fighter pilot for the U.S. Marine Corps for 12 years and later in the U.S. Navy Reserve for another 12 years. He is presently chief executive officer of The Moak Group, based in Washington, D.C. He recently co-chaired the Department of Transportation’s Special Committee to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Certification Process and sits on the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee.

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March 23, 2020
by Captain Lee Moak
How the Trump Administration Can Keep the Aviation Industry Alive and Save Millions of Jobs

As a labor leader with more than two decades of experience in the turbulent airline industry, I urge our government... Read More

As a labor leader with more than two decades of experience in the turbulent airline industry, I urge our government leaders to move with speed to provide immediate grants to keep this vital national industry alive.  The U.S. government has a de facto ban on flying... Read More

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