Thomas G. Plaskett
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About
Airline executive who worked as CEO of Greyhound Lines, Pan America World Airways and Continental Airlines. He began his career at American Airlines and helped create AAdvantage, their frequent-flier loyalty program. It was launched in 1981 and remains the largest of its kind.
Before Fame
He studied electrical engineering at Kettering University and later earned his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.
Trivia
In 1986, Forbes magazine listed him as one of the ten most sought-after managers.
Family Life
He was married to Linda Maxey for 53 years. The couple raised two children, Keith and Kimberly.
Associated With
Eugenio Lopez III is one of his contemporaries and peers in the business world who also attended Harvard for his M.B.A.
