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Southwest Airlines investor Elliott Management plans to launch a proxy fight at the airline, and will nominate up to 10 ...
“Southwest open seating is the ultimate expression of its founding ethos: to make air travel affordable and accessible for ...
Southwest has made every effort to reach a constructive resolution with Elliott, including over a dozen phone calls with Elliott representatives, several in-person meetings and an offer for ...
Southwest Airlines reaches settlement with Elliott, restructures board leadership The new changes at Southwest Airlines will take effect on Nov. 1 By Hannah Jones • Published October 24, 2024 ...
Southwest Airlines' CEO told investors in a July 24 earnings call that the airline could eventually open its own lounges.
Southwest Airlines Won’t Ever Be ... Particularly under its famed cofounder and CEO, ... the airline’s senior adviser for culture and engagement, who began working at Southwest in 1980 ...
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan is due to speak at the Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas on November 12. Click here to see the full agenda and to buy your ticket. Airlines Sector Stock Index Performance ...
Elliott holds an 11% stake in Southwest and has in recent months directed sharp criticisms at the carrier, calling for a major overhaul of the company’s board and replacement of Jordan as CEO.
Bob Jordan’s career at Southwest Airlines began with a hangover. Several hangovers, actually. Back in 1987, a 27-year-old Jordan arrived at Southwest’s Dallas Love Field headquarters to ...
A US activist fund, Elliott Investment Management, took a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest in June, and then sought to oust CEO Bob Jordan and other Southwest senior management, claiming the ...