Southwest’s Bob Jordan Expected to Guide AirTran Through Integration with Southwest Airlines

by Gary Kopycinski on April 21, 2011

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DALLAS, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) said today it intends to close on its transaction to acquire AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), on May 2, 2011. Upon close, Southwest also said it anticipates that Bob Jordan, Southwest’s Executive Vice President Strategy and Planning, will be appointed as President of AirTran Airways to help guide AirTran through its integration with Southwest.