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 |
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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 | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,343,722 | federal grant | |
GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,329,241 | federal grant | |
GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,324,572 | federal grant | |
GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,303,892 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,297,914 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,278,306 | federal grant | |
Alaska Airlines | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,272,663 | federal grant | |
Alaska Airlines | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,272,663 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,267,734 | federal grant | |
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,262,076 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,258,477 | 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 | $2,244,922 | federal grant | |
ALASKA AIRLINES | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2002 | $2,242,081 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,226,433 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,208,052 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,185,400 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,183,552 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $2,173,617 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,163,941 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,156,120 | federal grant | |
MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2000 | $2,152,844 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,151,739 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,137,144 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,124,272 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,113,960 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,109,107 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,098,289 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,095,736 | federal grant | |
MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2002 | $2,071,757 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,064,202 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,063,463 | federal grant | |
US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $2,060,123 | tax credit/rebate | |
Alaska Airlines | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,051,639 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,049,198 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,049,181 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,024,996 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $2,021,654 | federal grant | |
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | United Airlines Holdings | United States | federal | 2018 | $2,006,798 | federal grant | |
Compass Airlines, Inc. | Trans States Holdings | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $2,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
US Airways Inc | American Airlines | Pennsylvania | state | $2,000,000 | grant | ||
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,982,821 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,935,428 | federal grant | |
GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2017 | $1,926,854 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,924,621 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,911,892 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,903,299 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,901,219 | federal grant | |
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,866,794 | 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 | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,828,644 | federal grant | |
Delta Airlines | Delta Air Lines | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,790,671 | federal grant | |
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,787,621 | federal grant | |
MESA AIRLINES | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2002 | $1,775,154 | federal grant | |
AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,766,772 | federal grant | |
AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $1,753,653 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,752,709 | federal grant | |
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,745,089 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,739,049 | federal grant | |
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2017 | $1,735,525 | federal grant | |
AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2003 | $1,729,680 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $1,725,275 | federal grant | |
Alaska Airlines | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,717,083 | federal grant | |
Alaska Airlines | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,717,083 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,695,812 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,688,679 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,687,296 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,652,144 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,644,809 | federal grant | |
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,638,120 | 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 | $1,624,299 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2017 | $1,620,118 | federal grant | |
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,602,674 | federal grant | |
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,602,674 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,588,439 | federal grant | |
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AMERICAN EAGLE) | American Airlines | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,579,049 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,569,742 | federal grant | |
SkyWest Airlines | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,546,508 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,536,572 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,535,317 | federal grant | |
AIR MIDWEST | Mesa Air | United States | federal | 2007 | $1,532,899 | 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 | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2019 | $1,531,249 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,519,634 | federal grant | |
SKYWEST AIRLINES | SkyWest | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,517,250 | federal grant | |
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | Alaska Air | United States | federal | 2020 | $1,514,424 | federal grant | |
GREAT LAKES AVIATION | Great Lakes Aviation | United States | federal | 2014 | $1,479,800 | federal grant |