More telling, though, is that in the industry overall, the percentage of available seats devoted to first class has dropped to below 1 percent-and, the company said, there are 1.2 million fewer ...

Some airlines have declared first-class dead, focusing efforts instead on improved business seats. Others are now doubling down on first, but not without problems.

American Airlines is calling this summer its “Suite Summer” as it also unveils its all-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The new aircrafts will come with 51 Flagship Suite seats at the front.

First class isn’t dead — it’s just evolving. As airlines chase high-margin passengers, luxe cabins are back, but often rebranded or reimagined as ‘business plus’ instead. Coming as it ...

International “first class will not exist … at American Airlines for the simple reason that our customers aren’t buying it,” American’s former Chief Revenue Officer Vasu Raja told CNN in ...