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Tom Plaskett, founder of American Airlines frequent flier program, dies at 77


July 3, 2021

Tom Plaskett, the former American Airlines executive who helped create the carrier’s frequent flier program, died last week at the age of 77, his family said. Plaskett was American’s senior vice president of marketing before leaving to take the CEO job at Houston-based Continental Airlines, and he later led the failing Pan American Airways through its last days as an …

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