Read more premium class travel stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14004/premium-class-travel.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52882/airlines-panic-as-recession-grounds-passengers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA steep slide in passengers has airline execs reaching for the panic button, reports the Wall Street Journal . Airlines had banked on the drastic drop in oil prices more than making up for falling demand caused by the recession, but the decline—especially in first and business class—has been...http://www.newser.com/story/52882/airlines-panic-as-recession-grounds-passengers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 7:04:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10661/no-love-for-would-be-mile-high-clubbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSingapore Airlines is throwing a wet towel on hopes that the double beds and private suites on the new Airbus A380 would revolutionize high-altitude romance. The airline today asked passengers to “observe standards that don’t cause offense.” Cabins are private, but not sound-proof or sealed, Reuters reports. No word on...http://www.newser.com/story/10661/no-love-for-would-be-mile-high-clubbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Oct 2007 13:25:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8698/feds-fly-1st-class-on-your-dime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal 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.http://www.newser.com/story/8698/feds-fly-1st-class-on-your-dime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Oct 2007 9:29:06 CDT