From top left to bottom right, the 2025 astronaut class: U.S. Army CW3 Ben Bailey, Rebecca Lawler, U.S. Air Force Maj. Cameron Jones, Laura Edgar, Yuri Kubo, U.S. Air Force Maj. Adam Fuhrmann, Anna ...

First class on commercial airlines is shrinking because carriers have discovered they can generate more revenue by installing larger business-class cabins rather than a handful of ultra-luxury seats.

American Airlines, once among the few US carriers to offer a true international first-class product, is in the process of retiring Flagship First in favor of a new generation of business class suites.