Adamastor - Ego? Afraid the quote is far from original and would be familiar to many who dabble in professional aviation, as its oft used when discussing the sometimes less than harmonious interplay between the two parties.
See post 2 at
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99720 and post 22 at
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99720