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NEWS ABOUT: first class

first class stories: 3 news summaries
GLORY DAYS DEPT.

 Pan Am Lives—in Man's Garage 

Trips to Thailand net vintage headphones and the like for cabin mockup

Oct 26, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - To Anthony Toth, Pan Am was the epitome of airline class, with its top-notch, martini-pouring first-class service and in-flight music so excellent that the United Airlines employee brought along a tape recorder to record it on trips as a boy. Now that he’s 42 and owns a home, he’... More »

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airline • air travel • first class • airplane • Pan Am • vintage • nostalgia • replica • Jay-ZTV

 Foreign Airlines Soar
 Past US Carriers

Adding services, expanding routes helps margins; take heed, US carriers

Aug 4, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - As US airlines flounder, and consumers pay the price in baggage fees and reduced services, foreign carriers have an antidote: Buy new, more fuel-efficient aircraft, offer more services, and watch the money roll in. Dubai-based Emirates, which introduced the Airbus A380 on the Dubai-to-New York route Friday, charges first- and... More »

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Airbus A380 • airline • Emirates • luxury travel • first class • international travel

Feds Fly 1st Class on Your Dime

$146M wasted in premium travel

Oct 3, 07 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal employees wasted $146 million in a single year flying business or first class, according to a government investigation. Some 67% of premium-class travel is unauthorized or unnecessary, and the biggest abusers are Pentagon, Justice and State Department officials, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. More »

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Pentagon • Department of Justice • State Department • Liberia • Government Accountability Office • federal employees • premium class travel • first class • business class • perk • Department of Agriculture

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