US man duct-taped on American Airlines flight was VP at a real-estate firm; gets fired

The US man who was duct-taped on an American Airlines flight on Thursday for becoming violent and hurling racial and homophobic slurs has been identified as a VP at an Arizona-based real estate firm. The company fired him and terminated its affiliations following the incident. The nuisance led to the flight being diverted while the man was arrested upon landing.