Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan told reporters in Washington that he does not intend to resign as the company faces pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management, Reuters’ David Shepardson reports. “We want to understand what their ideas are, they may have great ideas,” Jordan said. “At the end of the day, we are going to treat Elliott like any other investor. We’ll sit down and listen to them…. Southwest is a great company. We have a great plan and will execute.”
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