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An investment firm has taken a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and wants to oust the CEO
Activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management has bought a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and is seeking to force out the CEO of the airline.
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Southwest Moves to Rebuild Reputation After Cancellation Chaos During Holidays
With its flights running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is now turning its attention to repairing its damaged reputation after it canceled 15,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded.
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Federal Report Faults Southwest Airlines, FAA, Over Lax Safety Investigations
A government agency says it has generally substantiated claims from four whistleblowers who raised serious safety questions about the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Southwest Airlines.
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Q&A: Incoming CEO at Southwest Air Faces Numerous Challenges
Robert Jordan will inherit a long list of challenges when he becomes the sixth CEO of Southwest Airlines.
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American Cites Boeing Delay in Trimming International Plans
American Airlines is dropping some international flights from its plans for next summer because Boeing has failed to deliver planes that the airline ordered, according to an internal memo Thursday.
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American Airlines Cancels 1000+ Flights Sunday Due to Weather, Staffing Shortages
American Airlines was forced to cancel hundreds of flights over Halloween weekend, with high concentrations of flight disruptions in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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DFW-Based Airline Employees Sue United Over Vaccine Mandate
Eight United Airlines employees based at DFW International Airport are suing the carrier over its vaccine mandate program, The Dallas Morning News reports.
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COVID-19 Variant Causes Southwest Airlines to Lower Hopes for 3Q Profit
Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it no longer expects to turn a profit in the third quarter as a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the highly contagious delta variant darkens the outlook for travel.
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Congress Questions Texas Officials About Power Grid Failure
Congress is looking into last month’s massive and deadly power outages across Texas and questioning officials who oversee the state’s energy industry and electric grid.
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‘Who Is At Fault?' Investigation Into Texas Blackout Begins
The catastrophic Texas blackout was a wider failure than the state’s power grid, which teetered on the brink of an even bigger collapse during a freeze that knocked out electricity to 4 million customers, energy executives said Thursday.
