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Pro Women's Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season

Oct. 29, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on which North American markets they’ll consider in a bid to add as many as two franchises for the 2025-26 season. The only certainty is a vision of the...

Hedge fund Elliott calls for Southwest shareholders to meet and vote on its slate of directors

Oct. 14, 2024 11:33 AM EDT

The second largest shareholder of Southwest Airlines on Monday called for special meeting of shareholders to vote on its slate of eight new directors, which would represent a majority of the struggling airline's board. Elliott Management, which has been highly critical of Southwest...

Air Canada urges government to intervene as labor dispute with pilots escalates

Sep. 12, 2024 22:31 PM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s largest airline and business leaders on Thursday urged the federal government to intervene in labor talks with its pilots in hopes of avoiding a shutdown, but the labor minister said the two sides should negotiate a deal. Air Canada spokesman...

Elliott seeks 10 of the 15 board seats at Southwest in bid to strengthen the airline's performance

Aug. 14, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Elliott Investment Management is launching a proxy fight with Southwest Airlines and plans to nominate 10 candidates for the 15-member board of an the airline where performance has lagged behind competitors. The hedge fund said late Tuesday that naming a slate of...