Agree with Kremin, it's not Skygod syndrome.
Now not at all meaning to demean the profession, however...
"What bus do you take to get to the city?" "I take the 386".
I have loads of friends who are not pilots but fly frequently; some of them, I know they have to use certain airlines due company policy so if they are coming into my city, they will simply say "I'm arriving on the nnn" or perhaps "... on the 7.30 [arrival]". I know they're Qantas flights, they don't need to say it.
To borrow from another profession involving movable things: "I am PWO of HMAS Sydney" might become "I am PWO of the Sydney" when spoken to a more familiar audience.
Now, the troll has been fed, had its fun and will now duly crawl back under its rock with a pat on the head, let us people get back to discussion about Emirates and Qantas.
Last edited by Taildragger67; 16th Nov 2012 at 03:35.