Blue Eagle that was true when you were working there under contract some years back but at the moment things are radically different apparently.
The thing that used to make me laugh was that we would depart ahead of SQ on a SYD-SIN sector and be at 1000ft above optimum doing M0.845 in smooth air and sitting reasonably close to the barbers pole.
SQ who was loaded similarly also would be flying 2000-3000ft above us doing M0.86!!!
Now thats a big difference.
Similar things on SIN-LHR where we took off at MTOW, these guys would always be a few thousand feet above and doing a much higher speed.
I wonder what software updates/upgrades their FMC's used?