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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $344,625 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,531,249 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,440,060 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,731,518 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,742,567 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,888,598 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $4,015,275 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $5,902,546 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $7,142,646 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,251,974 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,417,867 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,049,198 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,109,107 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,297,914 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $828,291 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,271,592 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,679,330 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,699,930 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,039,531 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,160,564 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $5,040,955 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,448,624 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,053,257 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,021,654 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,629,368 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,908,518 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $4,075,168 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,695,812 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,137,144 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,346,800 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,514,019 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,597,768 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,770,330 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $569,591 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,156,120 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,185,400 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,927,405 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,517,250 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,365,780 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,353,030 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,258,170 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,250,520 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,243,380 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,138,150 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,002,660 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $956,165 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $943,920 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $920,808 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $881,280 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $822,630 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $677,304 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $635,904 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $32,292 | federal grant | |
| Skybus Airlines, Inc. | Skybus Airlines | North Carolina | state | $5,292,000 | grant | ||
| Skybus Airlines, Inc. | Skybus Airlines | Ohio | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Skybus Airlines | Skybus Airlines | Ohio | multiple | 2006 | $57,000,000 |
MEGADEAL  |
|
| Sky West Airlines | SkyWest | Utah | state | 2011 | $20,715 | training reimbursement | |
| Sky West Airlines | SkyWest | Utah | state | 2010 | $25,251 | training reimbursement | |
| Sky West Airlines | SkyWest | Utah | state | 2009 | $17,650 | training reimbursement | |
| Sky Chefs, Inc. | Lufthansa | Florida | state | 2007 | $45,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sky Chefs , Inc. | Lufthansa | Florida | state | 2008 | $50,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Republic Airways Holdings Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | Indiana | state | 2008 | $5,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Republic Airways Holdings Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | Indiana | state | 2011 | $2,950,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Republic Airways Holdings Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | Indiana | state | 2011 | $50,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Republic Airline, Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | Kentucky | state | 2004 | $7,804,100 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Republic Airline Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | Indiana | state | 2019 | $4,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC | American Airlines | Maine | state | 2013 | $2,612 | property tax abatement | |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | Iowa | state | 2008 | $1,203,038 | training reimbursement | |
| NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC | Delta Air Lines | Maine | state | 2009 | $1,951 | property tax abatement | |
| Northwest Airlines (now part of Delta Air Lines) | Delta Air Lines | Minnesota | multiple | 1991 | $838,000,000 |
MEGADEAL |
|
| Monroe Energy, LLC | Delta Air Lines | Pennsylvania | state | $30,000,000 | grant | ||
| MONROE ENERGY LLC | Delta Air Lines | United States | federal | 2018 | $956,234 | federal grant | |
| MESABA AVIATION | Delta Air Lines | United States | federal | 2007 | $3,112,422 | federal grant | |
| Mesa Airlines | Mesa Air | Arizona | state | 2004 | $620,000 | training reimbursement | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2001 | $3,429,476 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2000 | $2,152,844 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2002 | $2,071,757 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2000 | $1,855,898 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2000 | $1,855,898 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2002 | $1,843,144 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2002 | $1,775,154 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $1,156,825 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2002 | $1,052,099 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2001 | $918,859 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $872,703 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2000 | $741,331 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2001 | $727,710 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2001 | $702,269 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $459,440 | federal grant | |
| LUFTHANSA TECNIK NA HOLD CORP | Lufthansa | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $4,274 | grant | |
| LUFTHANSA TECNIK NA HOLD CORP | Lufthansa | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $7,776 | grant | |
| LUFTHANSA TECNIK NA HOLD CORP | Lufthansa | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $8,571 | grant | |
| LUFTHANSA TECNIK NA HOLD CORP | Lufthansa | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $14,616 | grant | |
| Lufthansa Technik Component Services, LLC | Lufthansa | Florida | state | 2014 | $57,600 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Lufthansa Technik Component Services | Lufthansa | Oklahoma | state | 2011 | $3,999 | training reimbursement | |
| Lufthansa Technik Component Services | Lufthansa | Oklahoma | state | 2013 | $3,000,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| LUFTHANSA TECHNIK COMPONENT SERV | Lufthansa | Oklahoma | state | 2016 | $34,162 | property tax abatement | |
| Lufthansa PILOT/ 1/ED | Lufthansa | New York | local | 2003 | $944,970 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Lufthansa PILOT/ 1/ED | Lufthansa | New York | local | 2004 | $958,783 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Lufthansa | Lufthansa | New York | local | 2006 | $2,260 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| LiveTV, LLC | JetBlue Airways | Florida | state | 2008 | $45,000 | tax credit/rebate |
