Aviation: Direct Federal Spending, 1918-1998


 

Publication Date: February 1999

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Transportation

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Abstract:

The federal government has provided large financial resources in support of commercial aviation since 1918. This report details the amounts and types of federal spending that have occurred over this 80 year period. The report also discusses some of the issues that have shaped federal policy toward aviation and identifies some of the issues likely to affect federal spending in the future. This report will not be updated.