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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

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 Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2018PA-ENV$21,502
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2016PA-ENV$39,862
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2015PA-ENV$403,528
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2015PA-ENV$14,814
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2015PA-ENV$136,123
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2014PA-ENV$15,268
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2013PA-ENV$30,543
MONROE ENERGY LLCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2013PA-ENV$6,000
Qantas AirwaysQantas Airwaysenvironmental violation2020EPA$100,000
COMAIR INCDelta Air Linesenvironmental violation2004KY-ENV$15,500
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 Continental Holdings Inc.United Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2014DOJ_RIGHTS$270,000
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinesemployment discrimination2008DOJ_CIVIL$560,772
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2010EEOC$600,000
United Airlines Inc.United Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2015EEOC$1,000,040
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2009EEOC$850,000
Northwest Airlines, Inc.Delta Air Linesemployment discrimination2004EEOC$510,000
Northwest AirlinesDelta Air Linesemployment discrimination2002EEOC$40,250
Trans World Airlines, Inc.American Airlinesemployment discrimination2001EEOC$2,600,000
American Airlines and Envoy AirAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2017EEOC$9,800,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2008private lawsuit-federal$1,238,333
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2009private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$500,000
Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlinesemployment discrimination2018private lawsuit-federal$20,540,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2014private lawsuit-federal$36,500,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2004private lawsuit-federal$200,000
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2009private lawsuit-federal$389,777
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2014private lawsuit-federal$6,150,000
ExpressJet AirlinesKAir Enterprisesemployment discrimination2011private lawsuit-state$500,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$296,000
United Airlines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2019EEOC$321,000
Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlinesemployment discrimination2021OFCCP$15,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesemployment discrimination2022DOJ_RIGHTS$15,671
United AirlinesUnited Airlines Holdingsemployment discrimination2022EEOC$305,000
Spirit Airlines, Inc.Spirit Airlineseconomic sanction violation2008OFAC$100,000
Lufthansa Cargo AGLufthansaeconomic sanction violation2005OFAC$31,787
U.S. Airways Group, Inc.American Airlineseconomic sanction violation2004OFAC$30,100
American AirlinesAmerican Airlineseconomic sanction violation2003OFAC$47,250
KLM CargoAir France-KLMeconomic sanction violation2010OFAC$5,336
United Air Lines, Inc.United Airlines Holdingsdiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2011ACPD$60,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.Delta Air Linesdiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2020ACPD$50,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
US Airways Inc.American Airlinesconsumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$9,850,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupconsumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$1,260,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupconsumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlinesconsumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$1,100,000
Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlinesconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
Spirit Airlines Inc.Spirit Airlinesconsumer protection violation2016private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
Lufthansa AGLufthansaconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$56,600,000
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Linesconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$2,365,000
Spirit AirlinesSpirit Airlinesconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$8,250,000
American Airlines Inc.American Airlinescivil contempt2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$3,000,000
CLAY LACY AVIATIONClay Lacy Aviation Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2011EBSA$10,001
CLAY LACY AVIATIONClay Lacy Aviation Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2018EBSA$10,001
American Airlines IncAmerican Airlinesbenefit plan administrator violation2018private lawsuit-federal$22,000,000
American Airlines, Inc.American Airlinesbenefit plan administrator violation2017private lawsuit-federal$4,950,000
Delta Airlines, Inc.Delta Air Linesbenefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$16,000,000
UAL CorporationUnited Airlines Holdingsbenefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$5,250,000
US Airways GroupAmerican Airlinesbenefit plan administrator violation2015private lawsuit-federal$5,250,000
CLAY LACY AVIATIONClay Lacy Aviation Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2019EBSA$10,001
CLAY LACY AVIATIONClay Lacy Aviation Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2019EBSA$10,001
US AIRWAYS INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2013FAA$27,000,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$24,000,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2012FAA$3,775,000
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$800,000
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2011FAA$600,000
HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2012FAA$550,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2010FAA$437,500
TRANS STATES AIRLINES LLCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2012FAA$400,000
HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2013FAA$355,000
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INCHawaiian Holdingsaviation safety violation2015FAA$350,000
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2011FAA$350,000
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2010FAA$280,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2010FAA$266,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2014FAA$250,000
US AIRWAYS INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2013FAA$250,000
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2012FAA$230,000
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2012FAA$230,000
ALASKA AIRLINES INCAlaska Airaviation safety violation2010FAA$213,000
UNITED AIR LINES INC - CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2013FAA$205,000
TRANS STATES AIRLINES LLCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2013FAA$200,000
TRANS STATES AIRLINES INCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2014FAA$185,350
GOJET AIRLINES LLCTrans States Holdingsaviation safety violation2013FAA$175,000
BRITISH AIRWAYSInternational Airlines Groupaviation safety violation2014FAA$170,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2014FAA$165,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2014FAA$158,600
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2012FAA$150,000
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2011FAA$150,000
SKYWEST AIRLINES INCSkyWestaviation safety violation2011FAA$144,000
DELTA AIR LINES INCDelta Air Linesaviation safety violation2014FAA$130,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COSouthwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$121,500
AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATIONUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2010FAA$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
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
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$95,000
US AIRWAYS INCAmerican Airlinesaviation safety violation2012FAA$95,000
UNITED AIR LINES INCUnited Airlines Holdingsaviation safety violation2014FAA$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.