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.
'Cold and calculated': After 50 years, Southwest Airlines announces first mass layoffs. Here's how employees are responding
Southwest Airlines announces layoffs impacting over 1,000 employees at its Dallas headquarters for the first time in 53 years.
Southwest Airlines’ Historic Layoffs Come Amid Cost Pressures
Southwest also has embarked on a three-year plan to evolve its offerings, including introducing assigned seating—another first for the carrier—and the creation of an extended legroom product, both of which are designed to bolster the carrier’s revenue.
Southwest Airlines announces sweeping layoffs at Dallas headquarters, the first mass layoffs in company history
Southwest Airlines will lay off 1,750 employees at its Dallas headquarters for the first time in its history. DALLAS — For the first time in its 53-year history, Southwest Airlines announced it will be laying off hundreds of workers at its Dallas headquarters.
Southwest Airlines Stock Rises After Company Starts First-Ever Mass Layoff Plan
KEY TAKEAWAYS Shares of Southwest Airlines rose in premarket trading Tuesday after the carrier said it plans to cut 15% of its corporate workforce, eliminating about 1,750 jobs in the first large layoffs in its history.
Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of corporate jobs as part of cost-saving plan
The layoffs, which the company expects to complete by the end of the second quarter, are estimated to net $210 million in savings this year.
Southwest Airlines is slashing 15% of its corporate workforce, its first major layoffs in 53 years
Southwest Airlines is eliminating 1,750 jobs, or 15% of its corporate workforce, in the first major layoffs in the company’s 53-year history.
Southwest Airlines cutting 1,750 jobs
Southwest Airlines on Monday announced it will cut 1,750 jobs in late April in what will be the first round of layoffs in the company’s 53-year history.  “As we continue to work together to
Southwest Airlines to lay off 15% of its corporate workforce in bid to cut costs
Southwest Airlines is planning to eliminate an estimated 1,750 positions — about 15% of its corporate workforce — in what will mark the company's first major job cuts in its 53-year history.
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,
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announces mass layoffs, cutting 15% of corporate workforce
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 said the 1,
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Southwest Airlines Could Fly High On Demand Growth, But Needs To Improve Margins
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