[Clemenza]

With all due respect Fred, Continental has its faults, but the service is NOWHERE near as surly as US Airways (combining the worst of Allegheny, Piedmont, and America Worst) or Delta. Have zero complaints about Continental myself, except for the interminable delays when you fly out of Newark during the week.

Haven't flown Mexicana in awhile, but had some lovely attendents when I did.

Fave airlines are Lan, Cathay, and Emirates, the latter of which I flew only once. Had a VERY negative experience on Ryanair, so they are on my personal sh-tlist right now.

I just booked my fall vacation to Spain this year. Although I swore I would never fly them again, I found a $425 round trip to Madrid from PHL. The worst airline flying out of the worst (US) airport, but the price was right.

I've thought of creating a "frequent flier" pinglist, but can't maintain it due to, uh, frequent business trips.

[Army Air Corps]

I agree on Cathay. One bumpy landing into Hong Kong, but it wasn’t really that unsettling (being in an airliner on final in West Texas during a sandstorm is worse). Also, Vietnam Airlines had courteous service and, with the exception of the ATR-72 pilot into Dien Bien Phu, decent pilots.