Some basic Java code feedback
<p>Would it be possible to get some feedback on some code I've just written? I've been working my way through Deitels' 'Java How to Program' for the past few months and thought I'd better ask for some help before my bad coding habits get too ingrained. The current problem I've just been working on is this      :</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>(Airline Reservations System) A small airline has just purchased a computer for its new automated
  reservations system. You have been asked to develop the new system. You are to write an application
  to assign seats on each flight of the airline’s only plane (capacity: 10 seats).
  Your application should display the following alternatives: Please type 1 for First Class and
  Please type 2 for Economy. If the user types 1, your application should assign a seat in the first-class
  section (seats 1–5). If the user types 2, your application should assign a seat in the economy section
  (seats 6–10). Your application should then display a boarding pass indicating the person’s seat
  number and whether it is in the first-class or economy section of the plane.
  Use a one-dimensional array of primitive type boolean to represent the seating chart of the
  plane. Initialize all the elements of the array to false to indicate that all the seats are empty. As
  each seat is assigned, set the corresponding elements of the array to true to indicate that the seat is
  no longer available.
  Your application should never assign a seat that has already been assigned. When the economy
  section is full, your application should ask the person if it is acceptable to be placed in the first-class
  section (and vice versa). If yes, make the appropriate seat assignment. If no, display the message
  "Next flight leaves in 3 hours."</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The code I've come up with is this. Please pick away:</p>

<pre><code>import java.util.Scanner;
public class Airline 
{
    boolean[] seating = new boolean[11]; /* create 10 seat numbers (array[0] will not be used). Empty seat indicated by false*/
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

public void start()
{       
    while ( true )
    {
        makeReservation();
    }   
}

public void makeReservation()
{
    System.out.println("Please type 1 for First Class or 2 for Economy: ");
    int section = input.nextInt();
    if ( section == 1 )
    {
        firstClassSeat();
    }
    else
    {
        economySeat();
    }
}

public void firstClassSeat() // assign a first class seat
{
    for ( int count = 1; count &lt;= 5; count++ )
    {
        if ( seating[count] == false )  // if false, then a seat is available for assignment
        {
            seating[count] = true;  // assign seat
            System.out.printf("First Class. Seat# %d\n", count);
            break;
        }
        else if ( seating[5] == true ) // If seating[5] is true then first class is fully booked
        {
            if ( seating[10] == true) // If seating[10] is true then economy (and therefore whole flight) is fully booked
            {
                System.out.println("Sorry, flight fully booked. Next flight is in 3 hours.");
            }
            else // ask passenger if they would like an economy ticket instead
            {
                System.out.println("First Class is fully booked. Would you like Economy? 1 for Yes 2 for No");
                int choice = input.nextInt();
                if ( choice == 1 )
                {
                    economySeat();
                    start();
                }
                else
                {
                    System.out.println("Next flight is in 3 hours.");
                    System.exit(0);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}   

public void economySeat() // assign an economy seat
{
    for ( int count = 6; count &lt;= 10; count++ )
    {
        if ( seating[count] == false ) // if false, then a seat is available for assignment
        {
            seating[count] = true; // assign seat
            System.out.printf("Economy. Seat# %d\n", count);
            break;
        }
        else if ( seating[10] == true ) // If seating[10] is true then economy is fully booked
        {
            if ( seating[5] == true) // If seating[5] is true then first class (and therefore whole flight) is fully booked
            {
                System.out.println("Sorry, flight fully booked. Next flight is in 3 hours.");
                System.exit(0);
            }
            else // ask if passenger would like a first class ticket instead
            {
                System.out.println("Economy is fully booked. Would you like First Class? 1 for Yes 2 for No");
                int choice = input.nextInt();
                if ( choice == 1 )
                {
                    firstClassSeat();
                    start();
                }
                else
                {
                    System.out.println("Next flight is in 3 hours");
                    System.exit(0);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
</code></pre>

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