Occam’s razor says a captain with that long career wouldn’t screw it up. I don’t think he was any part of it.
What about going down in history as being one of the Muzzies that takes down the Great Satan (aka America) and getting his 72 virgins?
No Muzzie worth his Koranic salt would pass that up.
Not to mention that the 777 is really good at flying itself.. Or at least trying to with a fracturing wing.