I remember those times too, Dave, although I was a teenager. My sisters would talk about wanting to be STEWARDESSES. When you flew anywhere, the crew was always well groomed, and we were, indeed, pampered. What we have flying now looks (and ACTS) more like Aeroflot. Too often now I find myself wondering how the 'flight attendant' is going to squeeze down the aisle, and the largest percentage are roughly the age of my parents. At one time there was a standard for the appearance of 'flight attendants'. If one wants to call them 'Barbie clones', fine. So be it. At least they knew how to take care of themselves and always looked cool, calm and tailored. An attempt to return to those standards would be a great thing (case in point, Korean Air). BTW, I work for US Airways.