Southwest Airlines Executive Chairman Gary Kelly will retire from the carrier in 2025, following nearly 40 years there. Six directors will also depart the board this fall.
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Gary Kelly initially encountered Southwest Airlines as a teen, taking his first-ever flight when the carrier was in its infancy and the Boeing 737-200 carrying him was also transporting only two other passengers. “That memory is still very vivid to me,” the airline’s executive chairman said while...
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