We, the Knoteetingham pilots are all prostituing ourselves to the sandpit for the money. It does not matter if it is Airbus or Boeing that you fly, it is the route structure and the take home pay that really matters.
Who cares about the longterm goal of the companies aircraft orders and what will happen to the old airframes after thier service. If the Middle Eastern clients stop paying then the expat pilots will move to the next town or country and sell themselves there instead.
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