Fluff no longer flies at American

No. 1 airline pulls pillows off planes in troubled industry's latest cost-cutting effort.
From: CNN/Money

NEW YORK - Pillows are the latest victim of the financial woes at the world's largest airline.

American Airlines confirms that as of Feb. 15, it is pulling the pillows off most of its domestic routes other than the trans-continental flights and those to Hawaii. Flights to the Caribbean and Latin America will also go without the pillows. The planes will still have blankets available for customers.

American first pulled the pillows on its MD-80 fleet in November, and saved $300,000 from that move. The expansion of the pillow cost-cutting should save another $375,000, according to American spokesman Tim Wagner. Even the first-class cabin on the shorter flights will go without pillows, Wagner said.

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