Thinking the same thing Skyone…
Also wondering how the EK guys will do with a not so forgiving O'Hare ground and approach control when they stop for 8 minutes on a main taxiway to redo takeoff data…. or when told to fly 180 knots, they instead fly at 192 in order to save a pint of fuel. Or when cleared to descend to 240, interpreting it as they can do it at their discretion when it clearly was not "at pilot's discretion".
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