Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan and executive chairman Gary Kelly would be long gone by now if one vocal activist investor had its way, one of the airline’s unions told members this week.

By Allison Lampert, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Svea Herbst-Bayliss CHICAGO (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management told one of Southwest Airlines' top unions it still wants to replace CEO Robert Jordan,

Elliott Management wants Bob Jordan out as Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) CEO and executive chairman Gary Kelly to leave sooner than planned, according to a memo viewed by Reuters. The activist investor told members of the carrier’s top union that despite a board refresh and efforts by Southwest (LUV) to appease Elliott,

American Airlines is discontinuing four service routes from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in the next few months, an airline spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

American will continue to offer customers access to our comprehensive global network of more than 350 destinations with one-stop connections. We’re proactively reaching out to impacted customers and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

As part of the continuous evaluation of our network, American will reduce service from Austin (AUS) starting this winter. American will continue to offer customers access to ou