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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $1,729,680 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $1,471,916 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $922,807 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $920,119 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $884,992 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2003 | $7,358,551 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2003 | $5,142,776 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2003 | $3,825,209 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $1,156,825 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $872,703 | federal grant | |
| MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $459,440 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2003 | $244,450 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2003 | $183,636 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2003 | $109,089 | federal grant | |
| TRANS STATES AIRLINES | Trans States Holdings | United States | federal | 2003 | $146,561 | federal grant | |
| DELTA AIR LINES INC | Delta Air Lines | United States | federal | 2003 | $45,264 | 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 | 2003 | $24,633 | federal grant | |
| HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE | Lufthansa | California | state | 2004 | $121,844 | training reimbursement | |
| Air Tran | Southwest Airlines | Georgia | state | 2004 | $189,000 | grant | |
| Republic Airline, Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | Kentucky | state | 2004 | $7,804,100 | tax credit/rebate | |
| American Airlines, Inc. ('02) | American Airlines | New York | local | 2004 | $4,034,724 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Lufthansa PILOT/ 1/ED | Lufthansa | New York | local | 2004 | $958,783 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Continental Airlines Inc. #1 | United Airlines Holdings | Texas | state | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Continental Airlines Inc. #2 | United Airlines Holdings | Texas | state | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Mesa Airlines | Mesa Air | Arizona | state | 2004 | $620,000 | training reimbursement | |
| AMERICAN AVIATION SUPPLY LLC | American Airlines | Illinois | local | 2004 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| DELTA AIR LINES INC | Delta Air Lines | United States | federal | 2004 | $133,398 | federal grant | |
| 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 | 2004 | $26,760 | federal grant | |
| JetBlue University | JetBlue Airways | Florida | local | 2004 | $123,200 | grant | |
| Continental Airlines Inc. #1 | United Airlines Holdings | Texas | state | 2005 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Continental Airlines Inc. #2 | United Airlines Holdings | Texas | state | 2005 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| 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. & Subsidiaries | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2005 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Southwest Airlines Co | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2005 | $433,338 | training reimbursement | |
| HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE | Lufthansa | California | state | 2006 | $78,676 | training reimbursement | |
| American Airlines, Inc. (1990) | American Airlines | New York | local | 2006 | $4,178,634 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Lufthansa | Lufthansa | New York | local | 2006 | $2,260 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Continental Airlines Inc. #2 | United Airlines Holdings | Texas | state | 2006 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| 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 | Southwest Airlines | Maryland | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Skybus Airlines, Inc. | Skybus Airlines | Ohio | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Skybus Airlines | Skybus Airlines | Ohio | multiple | 2006 | $57,000,000 |
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| ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. | SkyWest | California | state | 2007 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
| Sky Chefs, Inc. | Lufthansa | Florida | state | 2007 | $45,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNITED AIR LINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | Illinois | state | 2007 | $231,726 | grant | |
| Compass Airlines, Inc. | Trans States Holdings | Kentucky | state | 2007 | $200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Southwest Airlines | Maryland | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| JetBlue Airways Corporation | JetBlue Airways | New York | local | 2007 | $1,121,820 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Constance Foods/Aerotech | Lufthansa | New York | local | 2007 | $583,487 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Deutsche Lufthansa AG | Lufthansa | New York | local | 2007 | $115,992 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Illinois | local | 2007 | $5,475,000 | tax increment financing | |
| 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 | |
| AirTran Airways, Inc. | Southwest Airlines | Florida | state | 2007 | $3,000,000 | grant | |
| Southwest Airlines, Co. | Southwest Airlines | Arizona | state | 2007 | $1,154,701 | training reimbursement | |
| 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 | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,244,922 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,532,899 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,766,772 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,244,922 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,244,922 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,244,922 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,431,637 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,431,637 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $4,294,911 | federal grant | |
| AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,431,637 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,532,774 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,532,774 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,455,122 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $825,345 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,463,686 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $3,464,046 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,624,299 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,624,299 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,624,299 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,329,477 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,329,477 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,624,299 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $3,014,691 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,463,686 | federal grant | |
| MESABA AVIATION | Delta Air Lines | United States | federal | 2007 | $3,112,422 | federal grant | |
| Airtran Airways | Southwest Airlines | United States | federal | 2007 | $71,823,648 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | Colorado | local | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| VIRGIN AMERICA, INC. | Alaska Air | California | state | 2008 | $3,046,703 | training reimbursement | |
| Sky Chefs , Inc. | Lufthansa | Florida | state | 2008 | $50,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Compass Airlines, Inc. | Trans States Holdings | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $2,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Southwest Airlines | Maryland | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Delta Air Lines | Delta Air Lines | Utah | state | 2008 | $250,000 | grant | |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | Iowa | state | 2008 | $1,203,038 | training reimbursement | |
| 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 |
