Strange because a friend of mine who flies at klm told me they only have super pilots! They had the best training and are super good
Interesting that they are the one's who I find question ATC instructions the most.
"What you want us to only do 270kts but we can get past the company a/c ahead of us"-not unusual. The reply usually is-"and what about the 2 in front of that one"?
They are not so good at advising when they are flying at particularly slow speeds when they are running early either. The other day a B738 at M.67-not a word said till asked.
There is a very noticeable difference between the ex-AirUK guys who fly for them and the native Dutch.