I fly a lot these days, commuting to my job site in Dallas - I almost always fly American (since they have a hib in Dallas, it makes it easier to find direct flights). One of the reasons I like American is seatback power - they have it on most of their planes, and at most of the seats on those planes.

However - I think this is one of the things they are allowing to degrade during their time in bankruptcy. I've noticed the power not working in different seats on a number of planes, and this morning (I had the excitement of a 7:05 AM flight), the power was off on one whole side of the plane.

I hope this isn't a sign of them letting other, more important things slide...