In article >, Hunt > wrote:
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>I've flown First, and Business First on a dozen flights in the last 9 months,
>and on ALL, the dinnerware was plastic. Now, most of these were on United, and
>eight originated in the US, but I have not seen any metal utinsels in about
>two years. This, of course, doesn't mean that they are not there, but even in
>the front cabins, I have not seen them.


There are only certain airlines which provide it. I don't think United
is one of them. I saw a list on the Internet that listed:


Alaska, Air France, Lufthansa, Swiss, El Al, KLM, Northwest, Korean Air,
Singapore Airlines, Olympic, and Continental - among others.


Here's a photo for evidence:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/danburgmurmur/634222


Dimitri