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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
