YES, AMERICAN AIRLINE PILOTS (in general) ARE THAT MUCH BETTER.

the first officer on the Ethiopian Flight is reported to have 200 hours.
most guys that get hired at Southwest have THOUSANDS. EVERY First Officer at American. United. Delta, and Southwest has THOUSANDS before they can even INTERVIEW.
secondly their Captain has 8 thousand hours. EVERY CAPTAIN AT SOUTHWEST HAS MORE THAN 8000 hours!

American Pilots come from about a 50/50 mixture of civilian and military backgrounds.

US Aviaiton LEADS THE WORLD in training and standardization