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 |