Major Airline Exec Steps Down As Company Faces Unprecedented Headwinds After Decades Of Profits
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Southwest Airlines Executive Chairman and former CEO Gary Kelly will retire following a Monday meeting with activist investor Elliot Investment Management, according to a letter from Kelly shared with shareholders…
Claim check
What each side asserts, disputes — or leaves out entirely.
Where do you land?
Whose framing of this story rings truest to you?
Coverage
Comments
Ask this story anything:
Free account · your comment posts right after signup