last time I flew international I went with Emirates ...an Arab carrier. Top notch but most strict, they wont even allow tweezers on board. on the way back I flew American airlines and they weren't even watching the X-ray screen and acted like they really didn't care. Talk about poor service on American airlines.
Emirates has newer planes with fancy Tv screens and all. The electrical outlets don't even work on the American airline planes, they need new planes.