Smart Money rates the airlines' business-class sections on seat room and comfort, service, food, wine and extras.

With his laser sight arcing from side to side, Harvath crept forward into the business-class section of the plane.

After relying hevily on Indians traveling or living abroad, the carrier hopes to make its first- and business-class sections more attractive to international travelers.

On the third level, the Bridge Deck, was a business-class section.

The business-class section takes up half the deck.

All four had seats in the first-class cabin; their plane had no business-class section.

It happened one afternoon when I was fighting through a throng of grey suits in the business-class section of a plane.

Other steps include bolstering its technological services, where it plans to add 200 jobs, and upgrading its business-class section.

Interior changes are also being made by Air India, which wants to make its first- and business-class sections more attractive to international travelers.

But starting this month, every subtle sound should be heard clearly by international passengers in the first- and business-class sections of United Airlines.