Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
airlines
Subsidy Total:
$4,354,045,449
Number of Awards:
1,519
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 |
---|---|---|
SkyWest | $1,151,116,966 | 518 |
Delta Air Lines | $878,378,816 | 24 |
Hyannis Air Service Inc. | $553,329,635 | 242 |
Boutique Air | $539,841,921 | 225 |
United Airlines Holdings | $446,484,820 | 38 |
American Airlines | $230,677,355 | 83 |
Alaska Air | $176,196,365 | 106 |
Great Lakes Aviation | $160,462,616 | 54 |
Skybus Airlines | $62,292,000 | 2 |
Mesa Air | $51,675,314 | 41 |
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Company |
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Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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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 | |
UAL Corp. and United Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Illinois | local | 2017 | $25,889,768 | tax increment financing | |
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 | United States | federal | 2021 | $2,260,830 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2020 | $3,693,705 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2020 | $4,770,068 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $5,199,630 | federal grant | |
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $1,275,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $2,125,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $3,183,928 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $3,562,896 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $4,366,353 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $4,551,674 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $2,770,447 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2021 | $6,371,686 | federal grant |
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