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Robert Jordan is an American business executive who took on the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at Southwest Airlines on February 1, 2022. [ 1 ] In June 2021, it was announced that Jordan would succeed Gary C. Kelly as the sixth CEO of the company in February 2022. [ 2 ]
Southwest Airlines was founded in 1966 by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King, and incorporated as Air Southwest Co. in 1967.Three other airlines (Braniff, Trans-Texas Airways, and Continental Airlines) took legal action to try to prevent the company from its planned strategy of undercutting their prices by flying only within Texas and thus being exempt from regulation by the federal Civil ...
Southwest Airlines: Robert E. Jordan: President and CEO [98] 2022 Replaced former CEO Gary C. Kelly; joined Southwest in 1988 [99] 2023-02-21 Sonic Corporation: J. Clifford Hudson: Chairman, CEO and president [100] 1995 Also a trustee for the Ford Foundation: 2017-11-12 Starbucks: Brian Niccol: Chairman and CEO [101] 2024
Southwest Airlines is considering changes to its single-class, open-seating cabins to drive up revenue, CEO Bob Jordan told CNBC on Thursday, a shift that could be among the largest in the airline ...
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan is “all about execution” on the airline’s turnaround efforts after surviving the airline’s bitter battle with activist investor Elliott Investment Management.
Flight cancellations from what was unofficially dubbed Winter Storm Elliott were inevitable, creating chaos at most airlines for a day. But for Southwest Airlines and its outdated crew-scheduling ...
Robert Jordan becomes CEO of Southwest Airlines early next year and his 33 years at the airline will help him navigate recent setbacks in flight operations and employee relations.
Sales rise for all airlines in the market. For the communities affected, Southwest's entry and the corresponding drop in air fares stimulated business and increased demand for air transportation. This, in turn, increased the revenues of all airlines offering transportation to the community, and sometimes resulted in a net profit increase.