http://deadbrain.com/news/article_2005_06_10_0753.php

In yet another cost-cutting move, Northwest Airlines said it would shut down one engine on each of its flights within the continental United States.

Northwest, which recently decided to eliminate pretzels and magazines from its planes in another money-saving attempt, said shutting the engines would save the company about $300 million in fuel costs.

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