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Industry: airlines
Penalty Total since 2000: $3,364,843,580
Number of Records: 3,301
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
International Airlines Group$580,552,30032
Air France-KLM$442,228,33616
American Airlines$274,385,115833
Southwest Airlines$262,926,874318
United Airlines Holdings$209,890,270562
LATAM Airlines Group$198,914,70817
Lufthansa$170,629,10247
China Airlines$150,332,90012
Singapore Airlines$149,774,4429
All Nippon Airways (ANA)$141,711,0008

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Spirit Airlines, Inc.Spirit Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$20,000
United Air Lines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$1,100,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$1,350,000
AirTran AirwaysSouthwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$125,000
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$30,000
America West AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$150,000
JetBIue AirwaysJetBlue Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$100,000
Southwest Airlines, Co.Southwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$500,000
America West AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$20,000
Trans World Airlines, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$200,000
British Airways PlcInternational Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$40,000
US Airways, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$550,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$1,200,000
MLT Vacations, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$50,000
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.All Nippon Airways (ANA)aviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$10,000
China Airlines, Ltd.China Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$25,000
Japan Airlines Company, Ltd.Japan Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$65,000
Asiana AirlinesAsiana Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$750,000
Northwest Airlines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2002ACPD$700,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$90,000
Spirit Airlines, Inc.Spirit Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$60,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2000ACPD$50,000
Continental AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2000ACPD$50,000
Trans States AirlinesTrans States Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2000ACPD$40,000
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2001ACPD$25,000
US Airways Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2001ACPD$25,000
Northwest Airlines Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2001ACPD$25,000
Atlantic Southeast AirlinesSkyWestaviation consumer protection violation2001ACPD$5,000
Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airaviation consumer protection violation2001ACPD$7,500
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$120,000
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$80,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$200,000
American Airlines, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2017ACPD$250,000
Allegiant AirAllegiant Airaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$35,000
Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$50,000
Allegiant Air LLCAllegiant Airaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$250,000
Hawaiian AirlinesHawaiian Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$125,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$125,000
All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways (ANA)aviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$90,000
Air CanadaAir Canadaaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$35,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$225,000
Scandinavian Airline SystemScandinavian Airlines System (SAS)aviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$200,000
Allegiant Air, LLCAllegiant Airaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$225,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2019ACPD$1,000,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesaviation consumer protection violation2019ACPD$750,000
Deutsche Lufthansa AGLufthansaaviation consumer protection violation2019ACPD$50,000
Japan AirlinesJapan Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2019ACPD$300,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesdiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2020ACPD$50,000
Spirit Airlines, Inc.Spirit Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2020ACPD$350,000
JetBlue Airways CorporationJetBlue Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2021ACPD$60,000
Air CanadaAir Canadaaviation consumer protection violation2021ACPD$4,500,000
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2021ACPD$1,900,000
Silver Airways, LLCSilver Airways LLCaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$25,000
EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd.El Al Israel Airlineaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$900,000
AviancaAvianca Holdingsaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$750,000
Air Canada rougeAir Canadaaviation consumer protection violation2022ACPD$100,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$135,000
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$1,000,000
British AirwaysInternational Airlines Groupaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$1,100,000
Scandinavian Airlines SystemScandinavian Airlines System (SAS)aviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$750,000
American Airlines, Inc.American Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$4,100,000
Southwest Airlines Co.Southwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$140,000,000
Continental Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsexport control violation2007BIS$11,000
Lufthansa German AirlinesLufthansaexport control violation2005BIS$18,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsair pollution violation2007CA-BAAQMD$382,500
Hawker Pacific AerospaceLufthansahazardous waste violation2005CA-LACA$200,000
American Airlines, Inc.American Airlineswage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$32,632
American Airlines, Inc.American Airlineswage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$11,475
American Airlines, Inc,American Airlinesair pollution violation2019CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Us Airways Inc.American Airlinesair pollution violation2010CA-SCAQMD$23,500
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsair pollution violation2010CA-SCAQMD$6,500
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$6,250
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$22,532
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$8,306
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesair pollution violation2007CA-SCAQMD$14,875
TWA Airlines, LLCAmerican Airlinesair pollution violation2005CA-SCAQMD$8,010,000
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsair pollution violation2004CA-SCAQMD$20,000
Lsg/Sky Chefs Inc.Lufthansaair pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$12,816
Sky Chefs, Inc.Lufthansaair pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$9,144
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsair pollution violation2001CA-SCAQMD$217,265
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesair pollution violation2000CA-SCAQMD$122,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.American Airlinesair pollution violation2023CA-SCAQMD$11,700
Asiana AirlinesAsiana Airlinesworkplace safety or health violation2016CA-SFCA$3,450,000
Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd.Singapore Airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$48,000,000
All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. (ANA)All Nippon Airways (ANA)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$73,000,000
China Airlines Ltd.China Airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$40,000,000
Northwest Airlines LLCDelta Air Linesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$38,000,000
EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd.El Al Israel Airlineprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$15,700,000
LAN Cargo S.A. And Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$109,000,000
Air France-KLMAir France-KLMprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$350,000,000
Cathay Pacific Airways LimitedCathay Pacific Airwaysprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
SAS Cargo GroupScandinavian Airlines System (SAS)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$52,000,000
Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd.Japan Airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$110,000,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$61,000,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$300,000,000
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinescivil contempt2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$3,000,000
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesemployment discrimination2008DOJ_CIVIL$560,772
International Airlines GroupInternational Airlines GroupFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$5,800,000
American Airlines Inc.American AirlinesFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$22,100,000
Air France and KLM AirlinesAir France-KLMFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$3,900,000
Delta Airlines Inc.Delta Air LinesFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$10,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.