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AMR BEANCOUNTERS USE MATH, SCIENCE FOR SAVINGS

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BusinessWeek has a rosy outlook for American Airlines, thanks to several cost-cutting measures mentioned here. Among them: cut the potable water on flights by about 200 gallons (saves about $2.8 million per year), taxi on one engine to the gate (about $2 million), and use algorithms for the best flight patterns.

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