Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
airlines
Subsidy Total:
$2,495,089,289
Number of Awards:
708
Time Period:
Earliest year of data: 1991. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this industry are for the period since 2009.
Notes:
The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
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Delta Air Lines | $878,127,081 | 22 |
SkyWest | $563,094,534 | 293 |
United Airlines Holdings | $405,753,603 | 28 |
American Airlines | $197,285,841 | 60 |
Great Lakes Aviation | $160,462,616 | 54 |
Alaska Air | $117,712,470 | 73 |
Skybus Airlines | $62,292,000 | 2 |
Mesa Air | $51,675,314 | 41 |
Republic Airways Holdings | $19,804,100 | 5 |
Lufthansa | $11,331,791 | 42 |
Individual Subsidy Records:
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Parent | Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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VIRGIN AMERICA, INC. | Alaska Air | California | state | 2008 | $3,046,703 | training reimbursement | |
VIRGIN AMERICA, INC. | Alaska Air | California | state | 2010 | $4,928,306 | training reimbursement | |
VIRGIN AMERICA, INC. | Alaska Air | California | state | 2013 | $299,970 | training reimbursement | |
US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | North Carolina | state | 2009 | $2,399,816 | tax credit/rebate | |
US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $2,060,123 | tax credit/rebate | |
US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $210,531 | tax credit/rebate | |
US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $491,404 | tax credit/rebate | |
US Airways Inc | American Airlines | Pennsylvania | state | $1,250,000 | grant | ||
US Airways Inc | American Airlines | Pennsylvania | state | $750,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
US Airways Inc | American Airlines | Pennsylvania | state | $2,000,000 | grant | ||
US Airways | American Airlines | Arizona | state | 2013 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
US Airways | American Airlines | North Carolina | local | 2010 | $29,250 | grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,006,798 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2017 | $4,501,878 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2019 | $716,160 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2019 | $938,160 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,219,608 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2018 | $4,235,276 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,168,791 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2019 | $4,877,476 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,723,302 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2019 | $4,175,481 | federal grant | |
United Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Colorado | state | 2019 | $2,549,681 | tax credit/rebate | |
United Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Colorado | state | 2019 | $586,019 | tax credit/rebate | |
United Airlines, Inc | United Airlines Holdings | Colorado | state | 2014 | $7,582,465 | tax credit/rebate | |
UNITED AIRLINES INC | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2015 | $757,316 | federal grant | |
United Airlines | United Airlines Holdings | Indiana | multiple | 1991 | $298,000,000 |
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UNITED AIR LINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | Illinois | state | 2007 | $231,726 | grant | |
United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Illinois | local | 2007 | $5,475,000 | tax increment financing | |
United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Colorado | state | 2013 | $3,565,216 | tax credit/rebate | |
United Air Lines, Inc | United Airlines Holdings | Colorado | state | $6,291,142 | tax credit/rebate | ||
UNITED AIR LINES INC | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2004 | $65,325 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIR LINES INC | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2003 | $62,764 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIR LINES INC | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2004 | $26,760 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIR LINES INC | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2003 | $24,633 | federal grant | |
UAL Corp. and United Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Illinois | Local | 2009 | $24,389,768 | tax increment financing | |
UAL Corp. and United Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Illinois | local | 2017 | $25,889,768 | tax increment financing | |
TRANS STATES AIRLINES | Trans States Holdings | United States | federal | 2003 | $146,561 | federal grant | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Spirit Airlines | Florida | state | 1999 | $474,297 | grant | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Spirit Airlines | Florida | state | 1999 | $876,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Spirit Airlines | Spirit Airlines | Michigan | state | 2015 | $1,000,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
Spirit Airlines | Spirit Airlines | Michigan | state | 2015 | $4,676,536 | property tax abatement | |
Southwest Airlines, Co. | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2007 | $1,154,701 | training reimbursement | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subsidiaries | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2005 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subsidiaries | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2006 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subsidiaries | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2006 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subsidiaries | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2006 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subsidiaries | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2005 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subsidiaries | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2005 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subs. | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2007 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subs. | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2007 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. & Subs. | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2007 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | Southwest Airlines | Maryland | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | Southwest Airlines | Maryland | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | Southwest Airlines | Maryland | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | Southwest Airlines | Pennsylvania | state | $66,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Southwest Airlines Co & Subsideraires | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2008 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co & Subsideraires | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2008 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co & Subsideraires | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2008 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Southwest Airlines Co | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2005 | $433,338 | training reimbursement | |
Southwest Airlines Co | Southwest Airlines | Maryland | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Southwest Airlines | Southwest Airlines | Texas | local | 2012 | $440,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
Southwest Airlines | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2003 | $681,551 | training reimbursement | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2000 | $832,989 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2002 | $762,782 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2002 | $752,660 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2001 | $579,265 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2001 | $533,039 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2000 | $519,680 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2001 | $497,399 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2000 | $446,192 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2000 | $446,192 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2001 | $309,216 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2003 | $244,450 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2002 | $184,071 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2003 | $183,636 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2003 | $109,089 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2002 | $52,194 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $626,118 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $701,374 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $749,294 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,061,500 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,137,010 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,380,344 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,410,009 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,441,333 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,546,508 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,569,742 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,752,709 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,911,892 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,063,463 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,098,289 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,208,052 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,343,722 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,358,658 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,580,211 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,654,949 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,887,237 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | Colorado | local | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $183,744 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $191,061 | federal grant |