Originally Posted by
Luggage
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'Given what and where we fly'....let me guess if you fly a 777 you must be a better pilot than a Learjet or A320 guy due to the size of your enormous jet!
I suppose flying international takes more skill than say flying domestic in the US out of the busiest airports in the world on a regional jet...
Hopefully one day all the plebs will reach your lofty standards!
Having spent the beginning of my career flying out of those busy US airports (with great ATC) and then 15 years in the ME I can say, unequivocally, that flying a 777 around the world (as EK does) is far more demanding than a small jet (or any jet) around the US and North America.
It is NOT our lofty standards but the reality. Africa, ME, India and West Asia, polar routes, long ETOPS sectors, war zones like parts of Africa, Kabul, Iraq........ the list goes on.
The fact that you can't see that says enough!