US Offers $69 Million in Aviation Manufacturing Assistance

US Offers $69 Million in Aviation Manufacturing Assistance
A Southwest Airlines flight, equipped with radar altimeters that may conflict with telecom 5G technology, flies 500 feet above the ground while on final approach to land at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, New York, on Jan. 6, 2022. Bryan Woolston/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday it was offering $69 million to 127 aviation manufacturing and repair businesses under a COVID-19 relief program created by Congress in 2021.

In total, the department has offered $673 million nationwide in three rounds of awards. Some previously offered awards were not ultimately paid.