Violation Tracker Agency Summary Page
Agency Name:
Transportation Department Aviation Consumer Protection Division
Penalty Total since 2000:
$286,607,500
Number of Records:
551
Note:
The parent penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the list of individual entries below 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. Duplicate penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | $232,475,000 | 24 |
| American Airlines | $9,075,000 | 27 |
| United Airlines Holdings | $6,372,000 | 22 |
| Southwest Airlines | $3,670,000 | 15 |
| Indigo Partners | $2,375,000 | 11 |
| Spirit Airlines | $1,095,000 | 8 |
| JetBlue Airways | $1,020,000 | 9 |
| International Airlines Group | $1,020,000 | 8 |
| Alaska Air | $777,500 | 13 |
| Ingles Markets | $700,000 | 3 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Parent |
Parent Major Industry |
Primary Offense Type | Year | Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways, Ltd. | JetBlue Airways | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $50,000 |
| Air Canada | Air Canada | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $50,000 |
| United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $20,000 |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | SkyWest | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $200,000 |
| China Airlines, Ltd. | China Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $80,000 |
| Deutsche Lufthansa AG | Lufthansa | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $50,000 |
| Continental Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $120,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $120,000 |
| AirTran Airways | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $30,000 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $50,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $2,000,000 |
| Virgin America, Inc. | Alaska Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $40,000 |
| Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2011 | $125,000 |
| JetBlue Airways Corp. | JetBlue Airways | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $600,000 |
| Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Alaska Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $50,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $100,000 |
| EL Al Israel Airlines | El Al Israel Airline | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $30,000 |
| United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $12,000 |
| Republic Airline, Inc. | Republic Airways Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $30,000 |
| AirTran Airways | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $500,000 |
| Comair, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $275,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $80,000 |
| AirTran Airways | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $20,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $40,000 |
| Continental Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $100,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $40,000 |
| United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2010 | $30,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $140,000 |
| Continental Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $50,000 |
| ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. | ExpressJet Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $50,000 |
| Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Spirit Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $375,000 |
| United Airlines, Inc | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $75,000 |
| Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. | Hawaiian Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $50,000 |
| Continental Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $75,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $70,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $375,000 |
| United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $80,000 |
| Virgin America Inc. | Alaska Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2009 | $40,000 |
| Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Spirit Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2008 | $40,000 |
| Allegiant Air, LLC | Allegiant Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2008 | $50,000 |
| AirTran Airways | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2008 | $45,000 |
| Virgin America, Inc. | Alaska Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2008 | $25,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2008 | $50,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2008 | $100,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2007 | $115,000 |
| Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. | Hawaiian Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2007 | $50,000 |
| JetBlue Airways Corp. | JetBlue Airways | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2007 | $30,000 |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2007 | $40,000 |
| LAN Airlines | LATAM Airlines Group | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2007 | $30,000 |
| Comair, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2007 | $75,000 |
| Air Canada | Air Canada | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2007 | $10,000 |
| China Airlines, Ltd. | China Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2006 | $29,500 |
| United Airlines | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2006 | $75,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2006 | $150,000 |
| Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a go! | Mesa Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2006 | $20,000 |
| British Airways Plc | International Airlines Group | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2006 | $50,000 |
| SkyWest Airlines, Inc. | SkyWest | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2006 | $25,000 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Hawaiian Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2005 | $100,000 |
| United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2005 | $30,000 |
| El AI Israel Airlines, Ltd. | El Al Israel Airline | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2005 | $20,000 |
| Societe Air France | Air France-KLM | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2005 | $29,500 |
| Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) | Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2005 | $25,000 |
| Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air, Inc. | Alaska Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2004 | $30,000 |
| America West Airlines | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2004 | $850,000 |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc., | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2004 | $225,000,000 |
| JetBlue Airways, Inc. | JetBlue Airways | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2004 | $25,000 |
| Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Spirit Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $20,000 |
| United Air Lines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $1,100,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $1,350,000 |
| AirTran Airways | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $125,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $30,000 |
| America West Airlines | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $150,000 |
| JetBIue Airways | JetBlue Airways | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $100,000 |
| Southwest Airlines, Co. | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $500,000 |
| America West Airlines | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $20,000 |
| Trans World Airlines, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $200,000 |
| British Airways Plc | International Airlines Group | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $40,000 |
| US Airways, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $550,000 |
| American Airlines | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2003 | $1,200,000 |
| MLT Vacations, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2002 | $50,000 |
| All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. | All Nippon Airways (ANA) | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2002 | $10,000 |
| China Airlines, Ltd. | China Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2002 | $25,000 |
| Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. | Japan Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2002 | $65,000 |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2002 | $700,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2017 | $90,000 |
| Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Spirit Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2017 | $60,000 |
| United Airlines | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2000 | $50,000 |
| Continental Airlines | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2000 | $50,000 |
| Trans States Airlines | Trans States Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2000 | $40,000 |
| Delta Air Lines | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2001 | $25,000 |
| US Airways Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2001 | $25,000 |
| Northwest Airlines Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2001 | $25,000 |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | SkyWest | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2001 | $5,000 |
| Alaska Airlines | Alaska Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2001 | $7,500 |
| Delta Air Lines | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2017 | $120,000 |
| United Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines Holdings | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2017 | $80,000 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2017 | $200,000 |
| American Airlines, Inc. | American Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2017 | $250,000 |
| Allegiant Air | Allegiant Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2018 | $35,000 |
| Southwest Airlines | Southwest Airlines | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2018 | $50,000 |
| Allegiant Air LLC | Allegiant Air | airlines | aviation consumer protection violation | 2018 | $250,000 |
