By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 21:26 EST, 19 December 2012 | UPDATED: 14:50 EST, 20 December 2012 A globetrotting automotive consultant has become a real-life Ryan Bingham - the character played by George Clooney in the film Up In The Air - by clocking up a million miles in a single year. Tom Stuker took his love of travel to new heights by becoming the first customer of United Airlines to achieve the feat. Mr Stuker, who divides the little time he spends outside of a plane between New Jersey and Chicago, was recognised for his record on December 6 United Flight 949 from London to Chicago.
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Tom Stuker works as automotive consultant traveling to Australia and Asia
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Became first person in July 2011 to fly 10 million miles on United
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Airline honored Stuker by putting his name on Boeing 747
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Stuker was on 400 flights in 2012 alone
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Single nonstop flight of a million miles would land 73 days after takeoff
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