You may be pleased to know that a few of your complaints are already addressed by some airlines:
Originally Posted by
CMH1k
• No cup holders- a no brainer.
Just flew a CX Boeing 777 and it had cup holders. Other airlines should follow.
• Hard to remember, random record locators/confirmation numbers- how about allowing me to find my reservations by name or password instead of the puzzles like HNZ06GX?
There is a good reason for this actually -- the same passenger may well have two or more itineraries pending at the same time. Also, multiple passengers may all be booked under the same record locator. From what I can tell (not being in the airline industry), the record locator is a "primary key" for the airline's reservation database. In any case, many airlines don't require you to know the record locator as you can look up your itinerary by entering other information such as your email address and date of travel. When checking in, usually an ID is sufficient to look up your reservation.
• Ugly uniforms- the polyester fashion disasters that the poor flight attendants (and flight crew) have to wear are awful.
Try flying an Asian airline sometime.
• No foot rests- I'll bet the airlines pay $1000+ each for their seats. Why not include fold-out foot rests?
Philippine Airlines has foot rests on its Airbus A320s. Don't know about U.S.-based carriers with A320s or why they wouldn't.
• No power outlets- enough said.
Again, CX's 777 has these. It's a nice feature and I'm sure this will become standard on new aircraft.