American said it planned to reduce its fleet this year and had identified potential cost cuts of $700 million a year beyond those already made.
The Navy plans to reduce its fleet of ships and submarines to 320 in 1999 from 460 now.
The carrier said it would cut capacity by 27 percent and reduce its fleet to 79 planes.
It also said that it would reduce its fleet to eight aircraft.
Under the restructuring, the airline is reducing its fleet by 40 planes, equal to about 12 percent of the total.
Also, Carthage was to reduce its fleet and pay a war indemnity.
Having reduced its fleet amid strong demand, United's planes were 84 percent full throughout the third quarter this year.
The company sold 19 planes this year and has reduced its fleet to 275 aircraft.
The current plan is to reduce the Marine's fleet of light tactical vehicles from 24,600 to 18,500 by 2017.
They're actually reducing their fleet to very nearly its prewar size, Eloise.