Ultimately I think we got to a good place,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said. He also said the chapter with Elliott Investment Managers is closed.

Fresh off of fending of an activist investor and calls for his job, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan denied that hedge fund Elliott Investment

The offers will be extended to customer service, ramp and operations agents, as well as cargo employees and supervisors.

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) will offer buyouts to workers at 18 airports across the country as the Dallas-based carrier cuts back on flying planes due to in part to aircraft delivery delays from Boeing (BA).

Southwest Airlines will offer buyouts to workers at 18 airports across the country as the Dallas-based carrier cuts back on flying planes due to “aircraft delivery delays” from Boeing. Southwest employees at airports including ramp agents,

DALLAS — Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is offering buyouts at 18 airports across the country, reports say, amid “aircraft delivery delays" from Boeing. Employees impacted include airport ground workers, customer service agents, ramp and operations agents, cargo employees and more. The carrier’s Dallas headquarters is among the airports affected.

Southwest Airlines is offering buyouts and extended leaves of absence to airport workers to avoid “overstaffing” which it blames on Boeing.

The slow delivery of planes from Boeing is forcing Southwest Airlines to offer buyouts to some of its employees.