"And, there is NO wear and tear on the engines."
This is absolutely correct. The "FADEC" system takes care of the engines, and on modern airplanes (Airbus) the thrust levers don't move with reactions to auto-thrust inputs.
12000 hours total
2500 Airbus Captain
And, 3 cars! One is 15 years old, with 900,000 KM's and the original engine, trans, etc.
Give my regards to the Engineers....