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<text id=89TT3086>
<title>
Nov. 27, 1989: Business Notes:Aviation
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
Nov. 27, 1989 Art And Money
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 77
Business Notes
AVIATION
Taking Care of Business
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<p> Corporate travelers may have trouble finding a cheap
airline seat these days, but not a cushy one. Faced with
restrictions on economy fares, executives are turning to
business class as a compromise between pricey first class and
cramped coach. Airlines, which make more money on business class
than on steerage, are competing for coach-weary passengers by
offering such amenities as wider seats and more extensive menus.
New giveaways include helicopter shuttles to airports and
upgrades to first class.
</p>
<p> The stakes in the air war are high. About 20% of all
airline passengers worldwide this year flew business class, and
the number is growing. United Airlines is spending $45 million
to revamp its business class, while Continental is doubling its
international business-class capacity. Airlines have decided
that, with executives at least, it pays to be class conscious.
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</body></article>
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