Elliott, Southwest Leadership Trade Blows in ‘Fight for the Future’…
Elliott Investment Management L.P. launched a new podcast featuring one-on-one conversations with Elliott’s director nominees for Southwest’s Board of Directors on Tuesday, one day after the investment firm called for a Dec. 10 special meeting seeking the election of eight…
DOT Tentatively Awards Coveted Washington National Slots
The Department of Transportation tentatively awarded new slots for routes outside of Washington Reagan National Airport's 1,250-mile perimeter rule on Wednesday. Earlier this year, Congress allocated the additional slots as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. Five round-trip…
Southwest Retires Last Legacy ‘Canyon Blue’ 737
Southwest has gradually retired some of its aging Boeing 737-700s in recent years with plans to remove up to 31 in 2024. The airline updated its livery a decade ago, though just a handful of 737-700s maintained the original “Canyon…
Southwest Hopes to Become All-MAX Operator by 2031
Amid a flurry of headlines from the airline’s Investor Day event on Sept. 26, Southwest also detailed its fleet renewal plan for the coming years. The Dallas-based carrier’s finance chief, Tammy Romo, noted that the company is aiming to operate…
Southwest, City of San Antonio Quarrel in Terminal Lease Dispute
Southwest sued the city of San Antonio and its airport director, Jesus Saenz, alleging the carrier was unfairly denied allocation for the airport’s new $1.4 billion terminal. In its complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District…