US Offers $184 Million to 158 Aviation Manufacturing Firms

A passenger jet lifts off at Reagan National Airport, with the control tower seen at lower right. Gary Cameron/Reuters

The U.S. Transportation Department will announce on Monday it is offering an additional $184 million in payroll assistance to 158 more aviation manufacturing businesses.

In September, the department offered $482.3 million to 313 aviation manufacturing businesses. The new offers include $17.5 million to BAE Systems Controls and about $13 million to both Airbus’s U.S arm and Dassault Falcon Jet Corp., according to a release seen by Reuters.