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Bob Jordan
Jordan in 2024
Born	Robert Jordan
Education	Texas A&M University (BS, MBA)
Occupation	Business executive

Robert Jordan is an American business executive who took on the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at Southwest Airlines on February 1, 2022.

In June 2021, it was announced that Jordan would succeed Gary C. Kelly as the sixth CEO of the company in February 2022. Previously he was executive vice president of corporate services for Southwest Airlines.

Education

Jordan graduated from Texas A&M University with a computer science degree. He has both a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the university.

Career

Before joining Southwest Airlines in 1988, he worked as a programmer and financial analyst for Hewlett-Packard. During his time at Southwest, he has served in a wide variety of roles, notably previously running AirTran Airways following Southwest's acquisition of the carrier in 2011.

In December of 2022, Jordan presided over the 2022 Southwest Airlines Scheduling Crisis, during which a significant number of flights were cancelled in the week following Christmas due to an operational systems failure.

References

Koenig, David (10 January 2022). "Incoming CEO at Southwest Air faces numerous challenges". AP News. The Associated Press. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Arnold, Kyle; Halkias, Maria (23 June 2021). "Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly stepping down as CEO next year, exec Robert Jordan will take over". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
Josephs, Leslie (2022-02-02). "Bob Jordan is now Southwest Airlines' new CEO. Here's what's on his plate". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
Koenig, David (23 June 2021). "Longtime Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to step down next year". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

v t e Southwest Airlines
Gary C. Kelly, Chairman Bob Jordan, CEO Mike Van de Ven, President & COO
Subsidiaries	AirTran Airways ATA Airlines Morris Air TranStar Airlines
People	Herb Kelleher Rollin King Lamar Muse J. George Mikelsons Gary C. Kelly Colleen Barrett Bob Jordan Rakesh Gangwal
Incidents	Flight 1455 Flight 1763 Flight 1248 Flight 2294 Flight 812 Flight 345 Flight 3472 Flight 1380 Flight 1392 2022 scheduling crisis
Television shows	Airline On the Fly
Related	History Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co. List of Southwest Airlines destinations Nuts! Southwest Effect Southwest Airlines fleet Wright Amendment intrastate airline Texas Aeronautics Commission

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