American Airlines Promotes Jeff Plant To Vice President, Dallas/Fort Worth Hub

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines announced today that Jeff Plant has been appointed the new leader of American’s team at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Plant will move from Los Angeles where he currently serves as managing director – LAX.

“Jeff is the right person to take on the role of leading our Dallas/Fort Worth hub,” said Kerry Philipovitch, senior vice president – Customer Experience. “During his tenure at American, Jeff has excelled in every leadership position he has had, including directing passenger service at DFW. He does a great job of balancing the complex operations of running an airport, while taking care of the needs of our employees and customers. Jeff is ready to take on the challenge of keeping our Dallas/Fort Worth hub running smoothly.”

Last week, American announced that current DFW vice president Art Pappas has chosen retire after a 37 year career at the airline.