Yes it does sound a bit arrogant I agree , and there are good assets within the company. I was referring to the quality of training and general standards , not the individuals and not management , that was arrogant and finally one could say criminal. I refer to the last group of senior managers and the so called board of directors.
Sadly a lot of top class Airlines are no longer players, think of Pan Am , B-Cal , and others who are on their their last legs.
SR had a 70 + yr. history was constantly in the top three Airlines world wide , as viewed by passengers and industry experts ,had an excellent training department which exported its know how , do you really believe there is a single Mid Eastern operator which can compare ? I know the difference believe me . Those days are gone forever and the world is left with bean counter run operations and generally slipping standards , through no fault of the individual crews or maintenance personnel I might add.