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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2018 | $3,357,428 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,351,252 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,351,252 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,342,359 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $3,342,146 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,332,132 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2001 | $3,290,645 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,269,838 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,228,003 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,216,626 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $3,200,792 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2017 | $3,198,780 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,187,128 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,186,767 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,160,564 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,128,905 | federal grant | |
| MESABA AVIATION | Delta Air Lines | United States | federal | 2007 | $3,112,422 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2001 | $3,070,814 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $3,069,151 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,056,132 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,055,753 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $3,053,427 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,053,257 | federal grant | |
| VIRGIN AMERICA, INC. | Alaska Air | California | state | 2008 | $3,046,703 | training reimbursement | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,045,673 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $3,044,028 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,042,481 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,039,531 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,029,288 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $3,014,691 | federal grant | |
| AirTran Airways, Inc. | Southwest Airlines | Florida | state | 2007 | $3,000,000 | grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,990,258 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,952,989 | federal grant | |
| Republic Airways Holdings Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | Indiana | state | 2011 | $2,950,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,941,947 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,924,564 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,908,518 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,907,935 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,907,935 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,901,917 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,890,369 | federal grant | |
| SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,887,237 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,870,529 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,863,377 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,849,809 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,844,586 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,842,681 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,837,314 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,823,204 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,819,500 | federal grant | |
| ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,817,032 | federal grant | |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,788,438 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,742,567 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,731,518 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,712,620 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,708,481 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,699,930 | federal grant | |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,693,788 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,691,341 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,679,330 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,661,338 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,661,047 | federal grant | |
| SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,654,949 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,629,368 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,624,173 | federal grant | |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,601,299 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,599,073 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,597,768 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,588,646 | federal grant | |
| SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,580,211 | federal grant | |
| United Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | Colorado | state | 2019 | $2,549,681 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,537,635 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,535,851 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,526,075 | federal grant | |
| Constance Food Group, Inc. | Lufthansa | New York | state | 2011 | $2,516,517 | enterprise zone | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,514,019 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,508,888 | federal grant | |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,503,806 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,482,855 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,468,567 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,464,679 | 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 | $2,463,686 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,458,130 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2007 | $2,455,122 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,453,087 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,440,925 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,437,760 | federal grant | |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,428,273 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,423,613 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,410,351 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,401,410 | federal grant | |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | North Carolina | state | 2009 | $2,399,816 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,397,680 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,397,409 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,389,739 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,377,423 | federal grant | |
| SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,358,658 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,354,083 | federal grant | |
| GREAT LAKES | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2000 | $2,352,399 | federal grant | |
| SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,346,800 | federal grant |
