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The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Aimee Duffy |
Customer Service Keeps This Airline in the Clouds Southwest Airlines shows LUV for its customers, employees, and shareholders. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Break the Law, Earn $200K Former corporate crooks are sought after on the lecture circuit, with one, Walter Pavlo, poised to make nearly $200,000 for telling others about his malfeasance. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Salim Haji |
LUV Hurts Southwest Airlines reports a profitable quarter, but lower earnings are indicative of the industry's woes. |
CFO February 1, 2005 Roy Harris |
The Long Haul As airlines struggle to survive, the role of finance in decision-making takes off. |
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Wendy Zellner |
Southwest: Dressed To Kill... Competitors The low-fare airline's new boss is taking aggressive steps to boost capacity and profits since taking over last July. He has accelerated the company's attacks on struggling high-cost competitors and undermined long-held beliefs about how Southwest will compete. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Tim Beyers |
Southwest Is Soaring, But Can Still Go Higher Southwest beat consensus analyst estimates for third-quarter revenue and earnings, and it enjoyed a remarkable year-over-year improvement in both gross margins and cash flow. |
InsideFlyer February 2011 Randy Petersen |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Southwest and Rapid Rewards remain one of my favorite airlines and frequent flyer programs to track, but I just wish that there was something more original in this new program that would have made it more than just being new for Southwest Airlines. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Cheap Air Fares Now You may not be able to book that flight for $99 if you wait. |
CFO May 1, 2005 Kris Frieswick |
What Does Your CEO Really Know? How much do chief executives know about company finances? We asked more than 300 CFOs to rate their boss's finance IQ. |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2010 |
Southwest and AirTran: Excess Baggage? Southwest Airlines is buying AirTran for $1.4 billion. Why now? |
BusinessWeek September 29, 2010 Bachman et al. |
Southwest Charts a New Flight Plan In a bid to continue growing and lure more lucrative corporate travelers, Southwest Airlines is paying $1.4 billion for AirTran. |
CFO February 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Moving On, Happily Most CFOs leave their jobs in triumph, not disgrace, a new KPMG study shows. |
CFO Alix Nyberg |
Executive Indictments Prosecutors looking to pin corporate scandals on the top dog often press other executives for information that could prove a case against the CEO in exchange for leniency for the informers. Finance chiefs facing criminal sentencing have traditionally jumped at the offer. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2004 Rich Smith |
Southwest Sails Higher As major airlines lose pricing power, Southwest finds it. Who's on top now? |
CFO September 1, 2002 Lori Calabro |
Making Fares Fairer Why airline pricing can't be fundamentally changed without an overhaul of industry cost structures. |
CFO June 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
What Women Want In finance, the operative words are opportunity, flexibility, and balance. As they approach the top position -- CFO, the pull between work and life seems to tug harder at women than at men. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
The Changing Role of the CFO Companies are once again demanding hardcore accounting, financial reporting and risk-management skills. This represents a shift back to the roots of the CFO position... |
Knowledge@Wharton April 23, 2003 |
What Makes Southwest Airlines Fly How does Southwest Airlines keep making money? After all, the airline industry overall is in a shambles. The secret to its success, said Southwest chairman Herb Kelleher during a talk at Wharton April 22, is available for anyone, including its competitors, to see. |
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Wendy Zellner |
Waiting For The First Airline To Die Delta's price war is bound to sink an airline or three. Who will fall soonest? |
InsideFlyer November 2010 |
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Surprise Southwest Airlines has entered into an agreement to buy AirTran Airways and the two airlines are expected to combine once AirTran stockholders and government regulatory agencies approve the merger. |
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 |
Southwest's Kelly on "Our Advantage" An interview with new Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who pledges to keep costs low even as he expands the airline in Dallas and Chicago -- and wages a legal battle. |
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 Tim Beyers |
Bumpy Earnings Disrupt Airline Investors Will they ever make up their mind? |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
With AirTran in Its Arsenal, Southwest Airlines Turns Skyward After absorbing a key rival, the low-fare airline has blue skies ahead. |
CFO May 8, 2006 Scott Leibs |
Fresh Start A break from CFO duties can be rejuvenating, but executive recruiters warn that too much time out of the workforce can hurt your options if you want to get back into finance. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Kerra McDonough |
When Playing Nice Pays Off Southwest Airlines exemplifies its ticker -- LUV -- through its great customer service, friendly employees, and low fares. |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 |
The Big Airlines' Loyal Fans These days, most everyone wants to bash the old-line carriers. But they're still No. 1 with an important group: business travelers. |
CFO October 1, 2002 Julia Homer |
How Did We Get Here? Much of what happened in the 1990s also happened in the 1980s. Here's hoping we don't do it again. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Airlines Finally Flying Right? Southwest institutes big fare increases. Is the industry finally turning around? Investors, take note. |
CFO April 15, 2012 Scott Leibs |
Going for the Green An energy company CFO explains why finance executives should make sales calls. An interview with Jeff Richard, CFO of Safety-Kleen Systems. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How to Deal With Sky-High Airfares The economic recovery has made many people breathe a big sigh of relief. But an improving economy has brought what some would call an unintended consequence: higher airfares. |
CFO June 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Secrets of Their Success How the top women in finance staked their claims to the C-suite. |
CFO June 1, 2007 Laura DeMars |
Not Cleared for Takeoff Controllers who want to become CFOs need to put down their pencils and master soft skills. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2011 Sean Williams |
Here's One Sector You'd Never Want to Take to Vegas Fuel hedging costs crush airline profits in the third quarter. |
CFO September 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
Private Club Opportunity is knocking for CFOs who have the skills that private-equity firms demand. |
CFO July 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan |
Bittersweet Victory Bittersweet vindication for Andersen alumni... Here's Looking at You... CFOs on the Move... |
CFO October 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
A Chicken and Nest-Egg Problem Persuading employees to participate in company retirement plans isn't getting any easier. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Musical Chairs With CFOs Investors, changes in CFOs are worth investigating. |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 Rick Steier |
This Stock Has Soared for a Generation There are many reasons why Southwest stands out in the airline industry. At its core, it's all about the employees. |
CFO November 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Who's Next? Succession planning should be a critical exercise in finance. Too bad so many companies avoid it. |
CFO March 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan |
Where Are They Now? A look at what some of the most significant CFOs from the past two decades are doing today. |
CFO February 1, 2008 Roy Harris |
Are We Strategic Yet? Early in a CFO's tenure, the things that matter most often get the least attention. |
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Southwest Shows No Mercy Southwest Airlines continues to pressure other airlines even as high fuel prices dampen profits. |
CFO November 1, 2004 Kate O'Sullivan |
Trading Places Why did Citigroup CFO Todd Thomson switch jobs with Sallie Krawcheck?... Kevin Parker lands in the hot seat at PeopleSoft... CFOs on the move... |
CFO October 1, 2002 CFO Staff |
And Justice for All? CFOs facing civil or criminal trials today might wish they had settled or done their time already... More than 80,000 U.S. employees of Arthur Andersen, which closed its doors on August 31, hit the job market this summer... etc. |
CFO February 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
What's in Your Wallet? The CD&A gives investors a better view of executive pay. It could also give CFOs a raise. |
CFO November 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance. |
CFO November 1, 2006 Laura DeMars |
Look Before You Sit A seat on a corporate board can be a great opportunity, but choose carefully. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg |
Staying Put Only about 8 percent of the current Fortune 500 CFOs have stayed longer than 10 years at one company. |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2009 Chris Jones |
This Airline May Have the Right Idea Since reporting a year ago its first quarterly loss in 17 years, Southwest has clearly struggled to return to its winning ways. |
CFO May 1, 2007 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Board Battles Even as conflicts between CEOs and directors erupt, finance chiefs can wield influence on both sides. |