American Airlines drops uniform supplier amid health fears

American Airlines Group will find a new supplier to make uniforms for 70,000 employees, following thousands of complaints by flight attendants who said the current outfits were making them ill. The carrier is selecting a new provider and won’t renew its contract with Twin Hill, a unit of Tailored Brands, American said in a letter to employees Wednesday. Attendants, pilots and customer service agents received new uniforms starting in September. Selecting new suppliers for so many employees will take as many as 3 years, according to the carrier, which didn’t provide a cost estimate. American’s move could contain a controversy that has festered for months, as the number of flight attendants complaining of wheezing, fatigue, skin rashes and other ailments grew to more than 3,500 and pilots also reported adverse reactions. <br/>