Snigs It wasn´t meant as a comparison, merely an observation. Besides, virtually all of my peers have a decent degree and I´m sure the "nous" to climb the corporate ladder if they wanted.The point I am trying to make is that the sort of person that is in the top few percent of the population/IQ/educational system ( however you want to measure or define it) would be better off taking their valuable skills to virtually any business except the airline business. Unless you want to be a non -executive director in Big, that is. It also amazes me that the most highly qualified people in the airline are flying the aeroplanes instead of running the company. I think a lot of people would be shocked at the lack of qualifications and experience of some of our very senior mangers at Big. It would appear that a bit of brown-nosing goes a long way...