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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: airlines
Penalty Total since 2000: $4,031,007,805
Number of Records: 3,363
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd$611,311,75020
International Airlines Group$580,552,30032
Air France-KLM$443,328,33617
American Airlines$324,415,797837
Southwest Airlines$262,908,124317
United Airlines Holdings$209,989,270563
LATAM Airlines Group$198,914,70817
Lufthansa$175,737,53750
China Airlines$150,332,90012
Singapore Airlines$149,774,4429

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2006FAA$2,500,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2004FAA$2,500,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2004FAA$2,500,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaccounting fraud or deficiencies2016SEC$2,400,000
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Linesconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$2,365,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air LinesFair Credit Reporting Act violation2019private lawsuit-federal$2,300,000
United Continental Holdings Inc.United Airlines Holdingskickbacks and bribery2016USAO$2,250,000
SkyWest AirlinesSkyWestemployment discrimination2024EEOC$2,170,000
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2016ACPD$2,000,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$2,000,000
Cathay Pacific AirwaysCathay Pacific Airwayswage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$1,900,000
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2021ACPD$1,900,000
EmiratesEmirates Groupaviation consumer protection violation2024ACPD$1,800,000
Sky ChefsLufthansawage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$1,750,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2016ACPD$1,600,000
Southwest Airlines Co.Southwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2015ACPD$1,600,000
Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airaviation safety violation2015FAA$1,600,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2002FAA$1,500,000
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lineswage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$1,415,444
Air IndiaAir Indiaaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$1,400,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$1,350,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2015FAA$1,300,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupconsumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$1,260,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2008private lawsuit-federal$1,238,333
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$1,200,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$1,200,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2023FAA$1,149,306
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$1,100,000
United Air Lines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$1,100,000
Lufthansa Technik North AmericaLufthansawage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$1,100,000
Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlinesconsumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$1,100,000
British AirwaysInternational Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$1,100,000
Deutsche Lufthansa AGLufthansaaviation consumer protection violation2024ACPD$1,100,000
KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesAir France-KLMaviation consumer protection violation2024ACPD$1,100,000
US AIRWAYS INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2003FAA$1,028,329
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2015EEOC$1,000,040
Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlineswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2009private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2019ACPD$1,000,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2005FAA$1,000,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2001FAA$1,000,000
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$1,000,000
AMERICAN AIRLINESAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2009FAA$999,000
UNITED AIRLINESUnited Airlines Holdingsenvironmental violation2002EPA$990,000
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2012FAA$987,550
United Air LinesUnited Airlines Holdingswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$925,000
SkyWest AirlinesSkyWestaviation safety violation2015FAA$911,000
American Eagle Airlines, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$900,000
American Eagle AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2002FAA$900,000
EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd.El Al Israel Airlineaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$900,000
Air FranceAir France-KLMprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$876,000
Compass Airlines, LLCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2017FAA$869,125
Compass Airlines, LLCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2017FAA$869,125
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingshazardous waste violation2004EPA$850,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2009EEOC$850,000
America West AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2004ACPD$850,000
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsenvironmental violation2004EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $850,000
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$800,000
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2016ACPD$750,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$750,000
Asiana AirlinesKorean Air Lines Co Ltdaviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$750,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2019ACPD$750,000
AviancaAvianca Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$750,000
Scandinavian Airlines SystemScandinavian Airlines System (SAS)aviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$750,000
Allegiant AirAllegiant Travelaviation safety violation2019FAA$715,438
Allegiant Air, LLCAllegiant Travelaviation safety violation2019FAA$715,438
Northwest Airlines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$700,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2000FAA$698,000
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.United Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2015FAA$650,743
Air New Zealand LimitedAir New Zealandprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$650,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$650,000
Trans States AirlinesTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2013FAA$633,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2015FAA$620,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2005FAA$605,000
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2011FAA$600,000
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2007FAA$600,000
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2006FAA$600,000
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2005FAA$600,000
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2004FAA$600,000
JetBlue Airways Corp.JetBlue Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2010ACPD$600,000
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2010EEOC$600,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2001FAA$575,000
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesemployment discrimination2008DOJ_CIVIL$560,772
HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2012FAA$550,000
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$550,000
Hawaiian AirlinesAlaska Airaviation safety violation2014FAA$547,500
Northwest Airlines, Inc.Delta Air Linesemployment discrimination2004EEOC$510,000
Asiana AirlinesKorean Air Lines Co Ltdaviation consumer protection violation2014ACPD$500,000
AirTran AirwaysSouthwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2010ACPD$500,000
Southwest Airlines, Co.Southwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$500,000
Alaska Airlines Inc.Alaska Airaviation safety violation2014USAO$500,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$500,000
ExpressJet AirlinesKAir Enterprisesemployment discrimination2011private lawsuit-state$500,000
Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airaviation safety violation2006FAA$500,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2015FAA$480,000
SkyWest AirlinesSkyWestaviation safety violation2015FAA$450,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2010FAA$437,500
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2017FAA$435,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2017FAA$435,000
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2018PA-ENV$419,250
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2015PA-ENV$403,528
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.