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MegadealsSubsidy Tracker Individual Entry
Company: Skybus Airlines
Parent Company:
Skybus Airlines
Subsidy Source: multiple
Location: Ohio
City: Columbus
Project Description: start-up airline
Year: 2006
Major Industry of Parent: airlines
Specific Industry of Parent: airlines
Subsidy Value: $57,000,000
Program Name: multiple
Awarding Agency: multiple
Type of Subsidy:
MEGADEAL (Archived)
Source of Data: The subsidy details came from: Marla Matzer Rose and Paul Wilson, "Cash could ease airline's debut," Columbus Dispatch, September 22, 2006; and Brian R. Ball, "Skybus lands incentives as airlline preps for takeoff at Port Columbus," Columbus Business First, September 25, 2006.
Notes: The subsidy package included $16 million from the state (including an $8.3 million Job Creation Tax Credit); $14 million from the city; and $27 million from from the Columbus Regional Airport Authority ($4 million in direct aid and $23 million in infrastructure improvements). The airline started flying in 2007 and folded a year later. Overlaps with main Subsidy Tracker data: none.
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