1) for our under-21 FTers, have you been able to get an alcoholic drink on board an airplane in the U.S.? do flight attendants card pax who look young?

2a) would someone please refresh my memory as to why the airlines no longer permit smoking on aircraft. did the airlines volunteer? did pax demand it? was it in response to flight attendants threatening a lawsuit against the airlines? did the government pass a law?

2b) is air travel more pleasant now that all domestic flights in the U.S. are non smoking?