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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
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2012FAA$150,000
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2011FAA$150,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2008FAA$150,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2002FAA$150,000
QANTAS AIRWAYS LTDQantas Airwaysaviation safety violation2002FAA$150,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2002FAA$150,000
British Airways PlcInternational Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2016ACPD$150,000
Alaska Airlines, Inc.Alaska Airaviation consumer protection violation2014ACPD$150,000
Virgin America, Inc.Alaska Airaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$150,000
Southwest Airlines Co.Southwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$150,000
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2006ACPD$150,000
America West AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$150,000
ExpressJet AirlinesKAir Enterprisesaviation safety violation2015FAA$147,375
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.American Airlinesworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$147,250
Spirit AirlinesSpirit Airlinesaviation safety violation2024FAA$146,500
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2003FAA$145,000
SKYWEST AIRLINES INCSkyWestaviation safety violation2011FAA$144,000
JetBlue CorporationJetBlue Airwaysworkplace whistleblower retaliation2018OSHA$143,783
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2002FAA$143,000
GoJet AirlinesTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2015FAA$142,750
MESA AIRLINES INCMesa Airaviation safety violation2006FAA$140,000
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2009ACPD$140,000
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2015PA-ENV$136,123
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2003FAA$135,000
EAGLE AVIATION SERVICES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2002FAA$135,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$135,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.American Airlinesworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$131,000
DELTA AIR LINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2014FAA$130,000
United Air Lines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$130,000
DELTA AIR LINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2001FAA$125,000
Mesaba Aviation, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$125,000
AirTran AirwaysSouthwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$125,000
Hawaiian AirlinesAlaska Airaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$125,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$125,000
COMPASS AIRLINES LLCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2020FAA$125,000
Trans States Airlines, Inc.Trans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2015FAA$122,000
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesair pollution violation2000CA-SCAQMD$122,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COSouthwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$121,500
AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATIONUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2010FAA$120,000
Continental Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$120,000
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$120,000
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$120,000
UNITED AIR LINES, INC.United Airlines Holdingsworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$120,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCSouthwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2013FAA$116,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCSouthwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2013FAA$116,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCSouthwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2013FAA$116,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCSouthwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2015FAA$116,000
US AIRWAYS INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2001FAA$115,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2007ACPD$115,000
Air IndiaAir Indiaaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$115,000
Sun Country AirlinesSun Country Airlinesaviation safety violation2015FAA$114,957
NORTHWEST AIRLINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2001FAA$114,000
NORTHWEST AIRLINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2002FAA$110,000
MIPC LLCDelta Air Linespipeline safety violation2016PHMSA$108,900
ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES INCSkyWestaviation safety violation2009FAA$105,000
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INCKAir Enterprisesaviation safety violation2016FAA$105,000
GOJET AIRLINES LLCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2013FAA$100,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2012FAA$100,000
US AIRWAYS INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2010FAA$100,000
DELTA AIR LINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2005FAA$100,000
DELTA AIR LINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2002FAA$100,000
KOREAN AIRLINES LTDKorean Air Lines Co Ltdaviation safety violation2002FAA$100,000
Spirit Airlines, Inc.Spirit Airlineseconomic sanction violation2008OFAC$100,000
SKYWEST AIRLINES INCSkyWestaviation safety violation2015FAA$100,000
Spirit Airlines, Inc.Spirit Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2015ACPD$100,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2014ACPD$100,000
AviancaAvianca Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$100,000
AirTran AirwaysSouthwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$100,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2012ACPD$100,000
Virgin America Inc.Alaska Airaviation consumer protection violation2012ACPD$100,000
Allegiant Air, LLCAllegiant Travelaviation consumer protection violation2012ACPD$100,000
Spirit Airlines, Inc.Spirit Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2012ACPD$100,000
EmiratesEmirates Groupaviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$100,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2010ACPD$100,000
Continental Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2010ACPD$100,000
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2008ACPD$100,000
Hawaiian AirlinesAlaska Airaviation consumer protection violation2005ACPD$100,000
JetBIue AirwaysJetBlue Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$100,000
Mesaba Aviation, Inc.Delta Air Lineswage and hour violation2005WI-AG$100,000
Skywest AirlinesSkyWestaviation safety violation2014FAA$100,000
Qantas AirwaysQantas Airwaysenvironmental violation2020EPA$100,000
Air Canada rougeAir Canadaaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$100,000
UNITED AIR LINES, INC.United Airlines Holdingsworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$100,000
Nick Brodribb, Head of Legal, Qantas Airways LtdQantas Airwaysenvironmental violation2020EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $100,000
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2025EEOC$99,000
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2002FAA$98,500
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$95,000
US AIRWAYS INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2012FAA$95,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2008FAA$95,000
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INCKAir Enterprisesaviation safety violation2004FAA$95,000
US AIRWAYSAmerican Airlinesenvironmental violation2000EPA$95,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2014FAA$90,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2013FAA$90,000
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2011FAA$90,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2008FAA$90,000
KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINESAir France-KLMaviation safety violation2001FAA$90,000
DELTA AIR LINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2000FAA$90,000
Air Canada rougeAir Canadaaviation consumer protection violation2014ACPD$90,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2014ACPD$90,000
Air China LimitedAir China Groupaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$90,000
JetBlue Airways CorporationJetBlue Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2012ACPD$90,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.