Originally Posted by
iahphx
The fact is that the only time in modern history the USA airlines received anything resembling gov't subsidies like what we allegedly see in the Middle East was after 9/11 when the US gov't prohibited them from flying due to the attack on America conducted by people from the Arabian peninsula.
Going off Wikipedia :-
Chapter 11 Airlines
Continental Airlines September 23, 1983
America West Airlines June 28, 1991