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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
Company |
Parent | Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
