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Lobbying & Contributions |
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1997-9 Airline Industry Lobbying
Expenditures - $84 Million |
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Rank/Organization |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
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1 |
Boeing Co |
$8,200,000
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$8,440,000 |
$6,560,000 |
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2 |
Air Transport Assn of America |
$1,870,000
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$3,820,000 |
$2,570,000 |
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3 |
American Airlines |
$2,794,527
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$3,800,000 |
$5,560,000 |
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4 |
Federal Express Corp |
$3,320,000
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$3,320,000 |
$3,300,000 |
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5 |
Northwest Airlines |
$2,770,000
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$2,880,000 |
$2,250,597 |
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6 |
Delta Airlines |
$1,920,000
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$2,240,000 |
$1,340,000 |
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7 |
United Airlines |
$2,365,000
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$1,660,000 |
$1,200,000 |
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8 |
United Parcel Service |
$2,480,000
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$1,300,000 |
$880,000 |
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9 |
Continental Airlines |
$730,000
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$900,000 |
$660,000 |
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10 |
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn |
$3,220,000
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$800,000 |
$940,000 |
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$29,669,527 |
$29,160,000 |
$25,230,597 |
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- (Lobbying expenditures are for calendar
years. Campaign contributions include individuals, PAC, and soft money to federal
campaigns and party committees for 1997-1999 as downloaded from the Federal Election
Commission)
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