Did Southwest Airlines Conduct Mass Layoffs in Preparation for JetBlue Merger? What We Know
The unconfirmed combination could hold benefits for both carriers, but would likely encounter significant regulatory hurdles.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announces mass layoffs, cutting 15% of corporate workforce
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines has announced an "unprecedented" mass layoff, cutting over 1,700 jobs. Monday, Southwest announced it is cutting 15% of its corporate and leadership workforce. "This decision is unprecedented in our 53-year history," Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan said in a statement.
Southwest Airlines is cutting 15% of its workforce in its first-ever mass layoff. Read the CEO's full memo to employees.
Southwest Airlines on Monday announced its first mass layoff, saying it would cut about 1,750 employees in a bid to boost profitability.
How Southwest Airlines layoffs will impact Jackson, MS, airport. Get the details
It was just a few months ago when Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport learned that Southwest Airlines would be adding an additional flight to Nashville. Then came the news this week as Southwest Airlines announced it would cut about 15% of corporate jobs,
Southwest Airlines layoffs: How will they affect Arizona?
Southwest airlines will cut 15 percent of its corporate workforce this spring. Here's what we know about Southwest jobs and flights in Phoenix.
Southwest Airlines says first mass layoff won’t include BWI workers, operations
Southwest Airlines’ plans for its first-ever mass layoff is not expected to include any labor cuts or changes to operations at BWI Marshall Airport.
Southwest Airlines to Slash Corporate Workforce in First Mass Layoff
The carrier is trying to cut costs after a battle with an activist investor last year.
Southwest Airlines to cut 1,750 corporate positions in first nonvoluntary layoffs in its 53-year history
Southwest Airlines Co.’s stock fell 1% Tuesday after the carrier said it is cutting 1,750 corporate positions, equal to 15% of that group, as it moves to cut costs and create a leaner organization. The cuts will affect senior leadership and directors,
Southwest Airlines lays off corporate employees in first ever mass cuts
Southwest Airlines is slashing 15 percent of its corporate workforce, approximately 1,750 employees, as the Texas carrier aims to boost revenues and shrink costs. Mass layoffs haven't been seen at Southwest before,
Southwest to lay off 15% of corporate staff in cost-cutting effort
Southwest Airlines cut hundreds of corporate roles, including senior leadership and director positions, as it works to trim its overhead and become a leaner company.
In 'unprecedented' decision, Southwest Airlines to layoff 1,750 employees at Dallas HQ
Southwest Airlines said it will cut 1,750 jobs at its Dallas Love Field headquarters, representing about 15% of its corporate workforce.
Analysis-Southwest's layoffs dent its worker-first culture
Southwest Airlines' first company-wide layoffs in its nearly 54-year history are aimed at shoring up profits, but they run ...
Rumors run rampant about Southwest Airlines merger
There's a growing volume of online chatter about the next big airline merger that's likely to be proposed, and much of it ...
Who's getting laid off at Southwest Airlines? Here are the jobs we know
Southwest Airlines announced plans to lay off 1,750 employees earlier this week. Here's what we know about the jobs affected.
Southwest layoffs: LUV stock price rises as airline slashes corporate workforce in ‘transformational plan’
The low-cost air carrier said the cuts are mostly focused on corporate and leadership roles. Some 1,750 employees are ...
Southwest Airlines exec key to turnaround effort is leaving
A top Southwest Airlines executive is leaving the troubled carrier, just as it moves to reinvent itself while satisfying the ...
The government is employing fewer people and they're traveling less. United Airlines could lose millions of dollars.
Government employee travel, which makes up 2% of the company's business, "has fallen off" after the inauguration, United ...