Airline Tycoon First Class is a an economy simulation in comic style, where the player manages an airline company competing with 3 others in the same airport. The original game, Airline Tycoon, was released in August 1998 in Germany by Infogrames, and wasn't released in any English-speaking country, although there was an official English demo. The first title of the series available in English was Airline Tycoon First Class, released 3 years later by Monte Cristo.