Number: RL30050
Title: AVIATION: DIRECT FEDERAL SPENDING, 1918-1998
Authors: John W. Fischer and Robert S. Kirk, Economics Division 
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. It 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.
Pages: 15
Date: Updated February 3, 1999